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Diraq deploys world's first silicon spin quantum computer inside a commercial data center

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  • Diraq has installed the world's first silicon spin quantum computer inside Equinix's commercial data center in Sydney, Australia.
  • The new deployment marks a shift for silicon spin technology from laboratory settings to everyday business infrastructure used by banking, healthcare, utilities, manufacturing & retail sectors.
  • The current system operates with eight qubits & Diraq targets scaling to 256 qubits within the same deployed system over the next year.
  • The technology utilizes standard semiconductor manufacturing processes, allowing power consumption to stay under 20 kW currently with a projected 300 kW for future utility-scale systems.
  • Physical footprint requirements are minimal, with the current unit occupying 170 square feet & future systems aiming for as little as 50 square feet.
  • Diraq is launching "Quantum at Work," a report analyzing quantum computing's potential impact on medicine, energy, materials, climate & transport.
  • The company reached Stage C of DARPA's Quantum Benchmarking Initiative & holds a US$38 million letter of intent with the Department of Commerce under the CHIPS and Science Act.
  • New analysis in the report suggests a 10 percentage point increase in clinical trial success rates could add 25 lifesaving medicines annually in the US market & save $600 million per medicine.
  • Diraq's CEO Andrew Dzurak states the silicon spin approach aims to make quantum computing commercially useful within five years rather than decades.
  • The company maintains operations in Palo Alto, Los Angeles, Chicago, Albuquerque, Sydney & Melbourne with over 130 global team members.
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