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This article shows Rigetti’s adoption of Quantum Elements’ Constellation simulator into its quantum error‑correction workflow, giving the company a way to predict single‑ and two‑qubit gate fidelity on its 36‑ and 108‑qubit superconducting chips before hardware runs. By modeling device physics early, Rigetti can iterate hardware designs faster and move toward fault‑tolerant architectures, echoing similar software‑in‑the‑loop strategies pursued by IBM and Google as the field scales beyond a hundred qubits. The integration provides a quantitative handle on error mechanisms that is essential for scaling, though its accuracy still hinges on well‑calibrated noise models and will need experimental validation on real processors.
— Mark Eatherly
Summary
Rigetti Computing has integrated Quantum Elements' Constellation simulation environment into its quantum error correction (QEC) workflow. This allows Rigetti to model processor behavior and predict system performance, including single and two-qubit gate fidelity, on their 36-qubit and 108-qubit quantum processing units. This integration helps Rigetti characterize device physics and optimize hardware designs before running on actual quantum processing units, aiding in the scaling of superconducting quantum processors towards fault tolerance. The post Rigetti Computing Integrates Quantum Elements Constellation Platform into Error Correction Pipeline appeared first on Quantum Computing Report .