- IBM and AMD partner to combine quantum and high performance calculation
- Collaboration aims to accelerate research in the fields of discovery of drugs to logistics
- Companies plan open source platforms and hybrid workflows with an initial demo soon
IBM and AMD announced its intention to “build the future of computer science” by collaborating with new architecture to mix quantum systems with high performance equipment in order to solve some of the most difficult problems in the world.
The partnership will combine IBM’s expertise in the creation of quantum computers and related software with AMD history in processors, graphics and ACC accelerators in a step towards the supercalculculculculculculculculculculculculculculculculculculculculculculculculculculcul
Companies are considering means to integrate AMD, GPU and FPGA processors with IBM quantum computers, with the ultimate goal of accelerating emerging algorithms that neither quantum nor classic systems can manage alone.
Push the limits
“Quantum IT will simulate the natural world and will represent information in an entirely new way,” said Arvind Krishna, Chairman and CEO of IBM.
“By exploring how IBM quantum computers and high performance high performance computing technologies can work together, we will create a powerful hybrid model that pushes the limits of traditional computers.”
The two technology giants will work together to build open source platforms that can evolve and support research in areas such as the development of drugs, material science and the optimization of the supply chain.
Lisa SU, president and CEO of AMD, also stressed the importance of the partnership, claiming: “High performance IT is the basis of resolution of the most important challenges in the world. While we associate ibm to explore the opportunities for convergence of discovery and high performance innovation.”
AMD previously worked on some of the fastest supervisors in the world, notably Frontier and El Capitan.
This hybrid approach should also support the IBM roadmap to quantum computer computer failures, an important step that the company declared that it hoped to reach before the end of the decade.
IBM has already started a similar work with other partners, including Riken in Japan, as well as institutions like Cleveland Clinic and Lockheed Martin.
A first demonstration is scheduled for later this year and will show how IBM quantum computers can operate alongside AMD technology to provide quantum-classic hybrid workflows.
The partnership will support Open Source ecosystems, such as Qiskit, in order to encourage the development of algorithms for the quantum -centered supercalculculculculculculcul.
