Baratz: Quantum Circuits' error-detecting superconducting qubits will win architecture race
Dr. Alan Baratz · D-Wave CEO Dr. Alan Baratz: Quantum Explained, Current Applications, And Future Potential · Jan 22, 2026 · at 27:53
Dr. Alan Baratz, CEO of D-Wave Quantum, explains why D-Wave's acquisition of Quantum Circuits Inc. solves the trade-off between gate fidelity and operational speed.
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“So we now have superconducting qubits that are a thousand times faster than trapped ion or neutral atom, but because of their inherent error detecting capability, they have qubit fidelity, just like trapped ion and neutral atom. Ah, that's the best of both worlds. That's going to win, in my view. There's no way around it. We've got high fidelity qubits and very fast qubits.”
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