NVIDIA Signs Collaboration Agreement With Irish Quantum Computing Company Equal1

Insider Brief

• NVIDIA and Equal1 have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on advancing quantum computing, focusing on quantum-classical infrastructure for cloud and data center deployments.
• The collaboration combines Equal1’s hybrid silicon classical quantum hardware and UnityQ quantum system with NVIDIA’s CUDA-Q software platform to explore new use cases and business models for quantum technology.
• The partnership was announced during an Enterprise Ireland trade mission to Silicon Valley, with Ireland’s Minister for Trade, Peter Burke TD, and Enterprise Ireland CEO, Leo Clancy, highlighting the significance of this milestone for technological advancement.
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PRESS RELEASE — NVIDIA today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Equal1, a leader in silicon powered quantum computing, to collaboratively work together on furthering Quantum Computing.

NVIDIA and Equal1 have agreed to collaborate on Quantum technology use cases, business models and proof of concept, with a particular focus on the integration and validation of quantum-classical infrastructure for cloud and data centre deployments.

This collaboration combines Equal1’s world-leading hybrid silicon classical quantum hardware, and its UnityQ quantum system on chip with NVIDIA’s CUDA-Q quantum software platform to pioneer the future of quantum computing

“We see NVIDIA CUDA-Q as a leading hybrid quantum classical software platform, and we are delighted to collaborate with NVIDIA as we extend our support for and integration with CUDA-Q” stated Jason Lynch, CEO of Equal1.  “We are particularly excited about the opportunity this presents to work with joint customers who see the potential of hybrid quantum classical silicon compute to deliver scalable quantum computing.”

The MoU collaboration was announced at NVIDIA’s headquarters in Silicon Valley on Thursday, as part of an Enterprise Ireland trade mission to the West Coast of the USA, led by Ireland’s Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment Peter Burke TD.  

Commenting on the collaboration, Leo Clancy, CEO of Enterprise Ireland said: “Equal1 is a pioneering company that is revolutionising industries with its cutting-edge quantum computing technology. Enterprise Ireland has supported Equal1 from the start of their journey and I was delighted to witness this very significant milestone today. This collaborative agreement between NVIDIA and Equal1 has the potential to unlock major technological advances.”