100 years of NXP celebration
Yesterday was a day that fills us with great pride, because it shows the strength of the Hamburg ecosystem. NXP turned 100 years old. In words: one hundred years! We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you once again.
The celebration was attended by the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the Mayor of Hamburg Peter Tschenscher and , Anna Christmann from the BMWK and Senator Melanie Leonard.
A new quantum computer for Hamburg
A highlight was the presentation of the 10 qubit ion trap quantum computer QSea to our friends from DLR QCI.
This cutting-edge machine is currently being developed by NXP Semiconductors, eleQtron GmbH, and ParityQC for DLR Quantum Computing Initiative, with operations expected to begin in the second half of the year.
The exciting thing about the quantum computer is that the approach here is “quality instead of quantity of qubits”. This has five main advantages:
- Susceptibility to errors: Qubits are susceptible to errors and interference from their environment. High-quality qubits have lower error rates, which means they are more stable and reliable.
- Coherence time: This is the amount of time a qubit can maintain its quantum states. Longer coherence times allow more complex calculations to be performed before the qubit loses its state.
- Error correction: High-quality qubits enable more efficient implementations of error-correcting codes, which is crucial for building useful and scalable quantum computers.
- Gate fidelity: The accuracy with which logical operations (gates) can be performed on qubits is crucial. Higher gate fidelity means that computations are less likely to be affected by errors.
- Interconnected systems: The interconnectivity of qubits and the ability to perform coherent operations between them affect the overall performance of the quantum computer. High-quality qubits enable more efficient and precise interactions.
As one of the largest ports in Europe, Hamburg plays an outstanding role as a logistics hub for sea, rail and air traffic. This position offers us numerous opportunities for quantum applications, including optimization tasks, secure quantum communication, quantum sensors for better navigation and quantum materials.
It was a great pleasure for us as a team to be part of this great celebration and to feel the great vitality of Hamburg as a location once again.