What is Willow Chip?

About Willow Chip:

• It is a new state-of-the-art quantum computing chip developed by Google.
• The components of the chip include single and two-qubit gates, qubit reset, and readout that have been engineered and integrated to ensure that there is no lag between any two components as that may adversely impact system performance.
• It was able to solve a complex mathematical problem in just five minutes — a task that would take classical computers longer than the history of the universe.
• It performed a standard benchmark computation in under five minutes that would take one of today’s fastest supercomputers 10 septillion (that is, 1025) years.
• It operates using superconducting transmon qubits—tiny electrical circuits exhibiting quantum behaviour at extremely low temperatures. These circuits are engineered to function like artificial atoms in a quantum state.

What is a quantum chip?

• A quantum chip is a special type of computer chip designed to use the principles of quantum mechanics, the science of very tiny particles like atoms.
• -While regular chips use ‘bits’ (0 or 1) to process information, quantum chips use ‘qubits’, which can be 0 or 1 or both at the same time.
• This unique ability allows quantum chips to handle complex calculations much faster than traditional computers.

Q1: What is Quantum computing?

It is an area of computer science that uses the principles of quantum theory at the atomic and subatomic levels. It uses subatomic particles, such as electrons or photons.

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