UCD spin-out Equal1 signs quantum computing deal with NVIDIA

Pauline Mulligan, Assistant Secretary, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Clancy, CEO, Enterprise Ireland, Jason Lynch, CEO, Equal 1, Peter Burke TD, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Sam Stanwyck, Director of Quantum, NVIDIA and Shilpa Kolhatkar, Global Head AI Nations, NVIDIA - sub - Posted 1 October, 2024 Memorandum of Understanding signed to collaborate on quantum technology use cases, business models and proof of concept. Chip giant NVIDIA has agreed to collaborate on quantum technology with Equal1 , a University College Dublin spin-out company and a leader in silicon powered quantum computing, work together on furthering quantum computing. The agreement includes working together 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 pioneering CUDA-Q quantum software platform. "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," said Jason Lynch, CEO, 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 as part of an Enterprise Ireland trade mission to the West Coast of the USA, led by Peter Burke TD, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment.