Quantum Computing
Beyond classical silicon: qubits, quantum supremacy and applications
Overview
The global race toward practical quantum advantage. From superconducting qubits to trapped ions, every approach aims to solve problems impossible for classical computers.
Impact: Pharmaceutical revolution, cryptography, optimization — $65B+ market estimated by 2030
Projects
Active
IBM — Nighthawk, Loon and the road to Starling
Three quantum advantage demonstrations on July 30, 2026, including a 70-logical-qubit computation run with the University of Chicago. Over $10 billion committed to the roadmap.
74% — 2029
Google Quantum AI — Willow and Quantum Echoes
First verifiable quantum advantage, published in Nature. Google still has its third milestone ahead: a long-lived logical qubit.
72% — Non daté
IonQ — Tempo and the sixth generation on a chip
$80.1M in revenue in the second quarter of 2026, up 287% year over year. Sustained acquisition drive: Oxford Ionics, Vector Atomic, SkyWater.
62% — 2026
Pasqal — Orion Gamma and neutral atoms
Europe's neutral-atom champion, with machines installed in Germany, France, Italy, Quebec and Saudi Arabia. The quantum advantage targeted for the end of the first quarter of 2026 has not been announced to date.
52% — 2027