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Riken, Japan’s largest comprehensive research institution, recently announced the successful on-premises installation of a 20 qubit quantum computer (QC) from US-based Quantinuum, targeted to enhance Riken’s ability to explore research possibilities of QC/HPC hybrid platforms. The QC system is named Reimei, which translates into “dawn” in Japanese. The name, Riken officials say, symbolizes the potential of both quantum technology and integrated hybrid computational platforms. The Reimei is installed at Riken’s Wako campus and will be linked to Riken’s Fugaku HPC in Kobe. In 2020, the Fugaku system premiered at the leading spot on the Top 500 list, a twice annual listing of the world’s most powerful HPCs, and it is currently ranked at number six. For its part, the Reimei is a Quantinuum H1-1 ion trap QC that contains 20 fully connected qubits.
