Fujitsu to set up quantum computing research center in New Mexico
The Japanese group and the U.S. state signed a memorandum of understanding. New Mexico has committed $150 million to support investments by quantum companies.
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Japanese technology group Fujitsu will set up a quantum computing research center in the U.S. state of New Mexico. A memorandum of understanding was signed in the presence of Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and Fujitsu Chief Technology Officer Vivek Mahajan, the company said on Oct. 9. The center will work on quantum hardware, software, algorithms and theory, and train specialists.
Partners include the state, New Mexico State University and the Quantum New Mexico Institute, with possible joint projects with the Sandia and Los Alamos national laboratories. The aim is to combine quantum computing, AI and classical high-performance computing based on Fujitsu's FUJITSU-MONAKA processor, for uses such as materials and drug discovery, energy and logistics.
New Mexico has committed $150 million to quantum investments. Fujitsu did not say how much it will invest or when the center will open. The state is "building an ecosystem where quantum innovation can thrive," the governor said.