VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is all set to launch the much-publicised Quantum Computer at the SRM University in Amaravati on Tuesday.
The Chief Minister will also inaugurate India’s first open-access quantum characterisation facility at the Medha Towers at Gannavaram through virtual mode marking World Quantum Day.
During the separate programmes held at SRM University and at Medha Towers on Monday, officials and technological experts asserted that the launch of Amaravati IS and IQ will mark the start of the Amaravati quantum valley initiative to establish a domestic, open-access quantum research ecosystem.
India will open sovereign quantum infrastructure with the setting up of AQRF. Amaravati will be the anchor node of a national quantum hardware network positioning India to design, test, certify and manufacture quantum systems for the world.
Quantum computer is among top 5 global hubs
The technologies developed through AQRF include cryogenics, precision electronics, quantum grade fabrication, which have strategic spill over into defence, healthcare and semiconductor manufac turing.
The Andhra Pradesh government’s flagship programme Quantum technology hub under India’s National Quantum Mission, Amaravati Quantum Valley will be hosting an IBM 133-qubit Quantum computer and has engaged 80 plus industry and academic partnerships, positioning it to be among the top five global quantum hubs.
The launch of AQRF on World Quantum Day adds an indigenous hardware dimension to Amaravati Quantum Valley’s portfolio, complementing its existing quantum cloud, skilling and innovation infrastru cture.
Announcing the inauguration of QU-414, India’s first open-access Quantum Characterisation Facility, located at Medha Hitech City, Gannavaram, near Vijayawada, the representatives of Qubitech said that the facility marks a landmark moment for India’s quantum technology ecosystem, establishing the country’s first indigenous, full-stack laboratory for superconducting-qubit hardware.
CU-414 has been built by QBit Force - a team of scientists, engineers, and researchers led by Dr. Venkata Subramaniam who designed and constructed the facility’s end-to-end quantum hardware infrastructure, from dilution refrigerators and Josephson junctions to FPGA-based qubit control systems. Qubitech, which owns and operates the facility, will now implement its full research, development, and education programme at QU-414.
QU-414 is designed to serve as a shared national resource open to researchers and academics.