ABCI-Q is the world’s largest quantum research supercomputer, unveiled by NVIDIA and Japan’s AIST at the G-QuAT center
The supercomputer is designed to accelerate quantum computing research and application development across sectors like healthcare, energy, and finance
ABCI-Q integrates 2,020 NVIDIA H100 GPUs connected via the NVIDIA Quantum-2 InfiniBand networking platform for high-speed data transfer and parallel processing
The system uses NVIDIA CUDA-Q, an open-source hybrid computing platform, to coordinate classical and quantum hardware for large-scale quantum applications
ABCI-Q supports integration with multiple quantum processors, including Fujitsu’s superconducting qubit processor, QuEra’s neutral atom processor, and OptQC’s photonic processor
The hybrid infrastructure enables researchers to develop and test hybrid quantum-GPU workloads and explore various qubit modalities
The platform is intended to advance quantum error correction and the development of practical quantum computing applications