Quantum Computers for High-Performance Computing

Travis S. Humble, Alexander McCaskey, Dmitry I. Lyakh, Meenambika Gowrishankar, Albert Frisch, Thomas Monz

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Abstract

Quantum computing systems are developing rapidly as powerful solvers for a variety of real-world calculations. Traditionally, many of these same applications are solved using conventional high-performance computing (HPC) systems, which have progressed sharply through decades of hardware and software improvements. Here, we present a perspective on the motivations and challenges of pairing quantum computing systems with modern HPC infrastructure. We outline considerations and requirements for the use cases, macroarchitecture, microarchitecture, and programming models needed to integrate near-term quantum computers with HPC system, and we conclude with the expectation that such efforts are well within reach of current technology.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)15-23
Number of pages9
JournalIEEE Micro
Volume41
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1 2021

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