Google has introduced Willow, the world’s fastest quantum computing chip. Google has blog post I have explained about it in detail. Quantum computing chip is said to be a chip which is many times faster than a supercomputer. In simple words, the quantum computing chip Willow can solve the calculation which would take many years for a supercomputer to solve in just a few minutes. You can imagine how fast it will be!
What is quantum computing?
Quantum computing works on the principles of quantum mechanics. It is completely different from traditional computers. In this, the behavior of sub-atomic particles is used for calculations. With its help its calculation becomes very fast.
What is Willow Quantum Chip?
It is being claimed about Google’s Willow quantum chip that it can solve the biggest problems in 5 minutes, which the fastest supercomputer can take 10 to 25 years to solve. Google CEO Sundar Pichai gave information about this in a social media post. At the same time, Elon Musk has also reacted to this by writing “Wow”.
Introducing Willow, our new state-of-the-art quantum computing chip with a breakthrough that can reduce errors exponentially as we scale up using more qubits, cracking a 30-year challenge in the field. In benchmark tests, Willow solved a standard computation in <5 mins that would…
— Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai) December 9, 2024
wow
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 9, 2024
The full potential of Google’s Willow chip has not been tested yet. Transmon qubit has been used in this chip. An electrical circuit works in it which remains in quantum property only at very low temperatures.
Where will Willow chip be used?
Google’s Willow quantum computing chip could prove revolutionary in many important areas. It will be used in drug discovery, nuclear fusion energy, designing car batteries etc.
When will the use of Willow chip start?
Willow chip has just been initially introduced by Google. Its practical use may take several years. It will not be easy to use and it is estimated to cost billions of dollars.
