Security News > 2021 > June > IonQ integrates with Cirq, an open-source quantum computing framework from Google
IonQ announced the full integration of its quantum computing platform with Cirq, an open-source quantum computing framework from Google.
"From its origins, the vision for Cirq was to expand access to quantum computing to even broader audiences," said Dave Bacon, VP of Software at IonQ. "As a developer myself, I know that a smoother, simpler implementation is a better implementation, one that will be more useful in the real world. Volkswagen has shown that developing in Cirq on IonQ has real benefits for real problems faced by development teams."
"Applied quantum computing is still in its infancy, and the easier it becomes to access quantum computing hardware like IonQ's via different tools, the broader and faster the adoption across many industries," said Dr. Florian Neukart, Director, Volkswagen Data Lab.
"It's great to see the adoption of Cirq following the spirit of the Apache 2.0 open source license and making further hardware platforms accessible to the global Cirq developer community. It's even nicer to see this integration immediately being adopted by our collaborators from Volkswagen in such a great Cirq tutorial," explains Dr. Markus Hoffmann, Quantum Partnerships at Google Quantum AI. Realizing the world-changing promise of quantum computing will require open, interoperable systems that enable users from academia, industry, and commerce to quickly access quantum hardware.
IonQ has a critical role to play in pulling the quantum computing industry forward as its plans to develop modular quantum computers small enough to be networked together in 2023 could pave the way for broad quantum advantage by 2025, and its two co-founders, Jungsang Kim and Chris Monroe, were named to the White House's National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee.
IonQ will further expand access to quantum as it prepares to become the first publicly traded quantum computing company via a merger with dMY Technology Group III..
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