IQT RESEARCH ANNOUNCES NEW REPORT ON NEUTRAL ATOM QUANTUM COMPUTERS; SHIPMENTS TO EXPAND TO MORE THAN 7,300 BY 2035
May 28, 2025
New York, NY: IQT Research believes Neutral Atom Quantum Computers are emerging as “workhorse” quantum computers that are both a challenge to the dominant superconducting quantum computing paradigm and a path forward to even more advanced machines. IQT Research believes that in 2025, only eight neutral atom machines will be shipped but this number will grow to more than 7,310 neutral atom machines by 2035.
ABOUT THE REPORT:
This report, “Markets for Neutral Atom Quantum Computers” analyzes the product/market strategies of the leading neutral atom quantum computer vendors worldwide. These include Atom Computing, Atom Quantum Labs, Infleqtion, M Squared, OpenQuantum, Pasqal, PlanQC, and QuERA. But we also dig into the opportunities that the chip and component makers have been finding in neutral atom machines. Prominent firms in the chip/component segment include AMD, Hamamatsu, NanoQT, Nu Quantum, QBlox and Toptica.
This report also analyzes the key technological trends that are spurring the success of neutral atom quantum computers. These include the use of photonic integrated circuits (PICs) to improve size, weight, and power consumption; novel materials platforms that can best support neutral atom machines; and the transition of neutral atom machines from large government and research facilities usage to HPC and the data center. What really matters for neutral atom quantum computers is that $/Qubit continues to be attractive. IQT Research notes that neutral atom technology is portrayed increasingly positively in the quantum trade press. For now, Amazon Braket, Azure Quantum and Google Cloud are the public ways to access a neutral atom quantum computer.
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FINDINGS OF THE REPORT:
There is considerable room for improving neutral atom machines with novel materials platforms. Much of the initial emphasis on Rubidium in this sector has come simply from its popularity in quantum sensing. OpenQuantum believes that ytterbium is the best species for scaling, as it allows a much deeper level of control over the qubits. NanoQT also uses ytterbium atoms for its telecom-band atom-photon interconnects due to their telecom wavelength and coherence.
To date, many of the neutral atom computers have been installed at large computer facilities. For example, AIST in Japan has purchased one of QuEra’s neutral atom quantum computers. In addition, Infleqtion delivered a machine to the National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC) in the UK. And the Philippines Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has proposed building a neutral atom quantum computer center. However, we are also seeing important signs of an interest in HPC/corporate/data center computing in the Neutral Atom computing community. M-Labs, Microsoft, and QMware are targeting large corporations. Q-CTRL’s Black Opal has two targets, one of which is the educational side of enterprises. qBraid aims to provide robust access to hardware for enterprises. Atom Computing has stated that the HPC sector is interested in collocating quantum computers within its supercomputing centers. Nu Quantum intends to expand its partnerships with data centers. PlanQC views HPC center integration as a means to support eventual real-world applications. For computer sales, QuEra is looking at industries with HPC centers, including energy companies and government agencies.
There is still an issue surrounding the relatively slow execution speeds of neutral atom quantum computers that may offset potential computational advantages.
About IQT Research:
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