Huawei appears to be joining the race to develop its own quantum computer, the next stage in computing that aspires to address issues that are too difficult for traditional computers to solve.
A recently discovered Huawei design patent with the number CN114613758A demonstrates this. "Quantum chipset and quantum computing device" is the title of the patent.
Quantum computers, for those who are unfamiliar, use the properties of quantum mechanics to store data and execute computations. As a result, they can substantially outperform today's finest supercomputers. These machines are designed to increase internet and processing speeds by up to ten times.
A few businesses, notably IBM and Google, have already developed quantum computers, and Huawei now appears to be considering doing so as well.
Huawei's patent describes a quantum computing device that intends to address current challenges with quantum chipset production. This covers the difficulty of producing quantum chipsets as well as the poor yields compared to today's conventional chipsets.
Huawei's new form of quantum chip, on the other hand, will be easier to build and have greater yields, making it easier to launch into the mainstream market. It is built in such a way that if one of the sub-chips inside the structure fails, only that sub-chip is discarded, leaving the rest of the chipset to be repaired or reused, reducing electronic waste.
However, quantum computers are still in the early stages of development, and it will be some time before the technology becomes fully mainstream.