A quantum computer developed by IBM, a major American computer maker, that can be used by companies was installed in Kanagawa Prefecture for the first time in Asia, and the University of Tokyo will play a central role in studying how to use companies. rice field.
The latest quantum computer called "Quantum System One" developed by IBM in the United States was installed at the facility in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, and it is installed in Germany outside the United States. This is the second case, and the first in Asia.
On the 27th, the quantum computer was opened to the press with the start of operation, and a commemorative ceremony was held with the people concerned.
The quantum computer installed in a special room that suppresses vibrations has a cube shape with a height, width, and depth of about 3 meters, and is the heart of the quantum computer in the front cylinder. The processor is stowed and cooled to about minus 270 degrees to perform the calculation.
Quantum computers are said to have the ability to perform calculations that take 10,000 years with supercomputers in minutes, and the importance of development and application as next-generation strategic materials has been pointed out, and this quantum computer is used by the University of Tokyo. With the right, we will proceed with efforts to consider how to use it while using it jointly with domestic financial institutions, automobile manufacturers, chemical manufacturers, etc. that are members of organizations that have aimed to put quantum computers into practical use. increase.
Teruo Fujii, President of the University of Tokyo, said, "By operating the actual machine in Japan, we can expect that information will be shared among the parties concerned and the production of results will be accelerated."