NVIDIA signs collaboration agreement with Irish quantum computing company Equal1

NVIDIA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Equal1, a leader in silicon powered quantum computing, to collaboratively work together on furthering Quantum Computing.

NVIDIA and Equal1 have agreed to collaborate 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 CUDA-Q quantum software platform to pioneer the future of quantum computing

“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” stated Jason Lynch, CEO of 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 yesterday, as part of an Enterprise Ireland trade mission to the West Coast of the USA, led by Ireland’s Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment Peter Burke TD.

Commenting on the collaboration, Leo Clancy, CEO of Enterprise Ireland said: “Equal1 is a pioneering company that is revolutionising industries with its cutting-edge quantum computing technology. Enterprise Ireland has supported Equal1 from the start of their journey and I was delighted to witness this very significant milestone today. This collaborative agreement between NVIDIA and Equal1 has the potential to unlock major technological advances.”

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