Michelle Simmons makes the case for SQC to win the 'quantum race' at SXSW Sydney
Quantum pioneer Michelle Simmons breaks her silence since the government's PsiQuantum announcement to make a compelling case for Australia's quantum computing future at SXSW Sydney.
After months of conspicuous silence, Australia's most prominent quantum computing founder reaffirmed her claim to leadership in the sector during a keynote at SXSW on Tuesday.
Michelle Simmons says her Silicon Quantum Computing (SQC) startup is ramping up its ability to churn out quantum-powered silicon chips, which she says are already sophisticated enough to achieve different "holy grails" of quantum computing.
"That's where the big value for the industry comes from," Simmons said of SQC's chip-manufacturing capabilities. "By controlling manufacturing in Australia, we can actually turn a chip around a week."
Quantum computers are those that process quantum bits, or qubits, rather than the binary 1s and 0s crunched by standard computers. By manipulating atoms, quantum computers are theoretically able to process algorithms that are impossible for existing supercomputers to even approach.
