1 million qubits in 50 square millimeters (!!)

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Imagine a quantum computer with a million physical qubits in a space smaller than a sticky note.

That’s exactly what Quantum Art is building. In this TechFirst episode, I chat with CEO Tal David, who shares his team’s vision to deliver quantum systems with:

• 100x more parallel operations

• 100x more gates per second

• A footprint up to 50x smaller than competitors

We also dive into the four key tech breakthroughs behind this roadmap to scale Quantum Art's computer:

1. Multi-qubit gates capable of 1,000 2-qubit operations in a single step

2. Optical segmentation using laser-defined tweezers

3. Dynamic reconfiguration of ion cores at microsecond speed

4. Modular, ultra-dense 2D architectures scaling to 1M+ qubits

We also cover:

- How Quantum Art plans to reach fault tolerance by 2033

- Early commercial viability with 1,000 physical qubits by 2027

- Why not moving qubits might be the biggest innovation of all

- The quantum computing future of healthcare, logistics, aerospace, and energy

🎧 Chapters

00:00 – Intro: 1M qubits in 50mm²

01:45 – Vision: impact in business, humanity, and national tech

03:07 – Multi-qubit gates (1,000 ops in one step)

05:00 – Optical segmentation with tweezers

06:30 – Rapid reconfiguration: no shuttling, no delay

08:40 – Modular 2D architecture & ultra-density

10:30 – Physical vs logical qubits

13:00 – Quantum advantage by 2027

16:00 – Addressing the quantum computing skeptics

17:30 – Real-world use cases: aerospace, automotive, energy

19:00 – Why it’s called Quantum Art

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