Technologie: Rekordfinanzierung für deutsches Quanten-Start-up
Quint aus München sammelt gut neun Millionen Euro ein. Die Firma will mit einer neuen Chiparchitektur die Fehlerkorrektur verbessern – einen der größten Kostentreiber im Quantencomputing.
Berlin. The quantum startup Quint has raised more capital than any other German company in this early stage of its existence. In its first funding round, just a year after its founding, Quint secured 9.1 million euros. Co-founder Christopher Eichler says they built "insane momentum" and can now see the results. Co-founder Michael Hartmann, who previously worked on Google's quantum team, adds that this is no longer basic research.
Quantum computing is a technology that allows tasks, such as simulations, to be performed exponentially faster than with classical computers. Quantum computers use the laws of quantum mechanics for calculations. The information is based on qubits, or mixed states between 0 and 1. Quint aims to solve a specific problem that all quantum computers currently face: the high number of errors the computers make.
"Error correction is currently the biggest cost driver in quantum computing," says quantum physicist Ion Hauer, who is now an investor. Minimizing errors on the chip itself could reduce costs, he adds.
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