MicrosoftAnnounceThe company launched the first quantum processor, "Majorana 1," built with a completely new architecture and close in size to a typical desktop processor, capable of theoretically accommodating up to one million quantum bits (qubits).
"Majorana 1" uses Microsoft to create the world's first "topological conductor", which uses topological superconductivity to control Majorana particles and thus produce more reliable quantum bits.
Microsoft is using the Majorana particle theory proposed by theoretical physicist Ettore Majorana in 1937 to observe its operating characteristics through "topological conductors" and can even further intervene and control it, making quantum bits more reliable.
Because quantum bits have always been the key to the industry's continued breakthroughs, they are inherently extremely sensitive and easily interfered with by external noise, which can cause errors or data loss. Therefore, technology companies including IBM, Google, and Microsoft have been committed to making quantum bits as stable and reliable as traditional bit computing methods.
Therefore, with millions of qubits, Microsoft will be able to use "Majorana 1" to perform more accurate simulations and use it for research in fields such as natural environment, medicine, and materials.
Microsoft is currently a partner of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)'s "US2QC" (Underexplored Systems for Utility-Scale Quantum Computing) project, and will build a scalable quantum computer prototype based on "Majorana 1" in the next few years.
