Strategic Collaboration with Quanta Computer
Rigetti entered a strategic collaboration with Quanta Computer, investing over $100 million each in superconducting quantum computing development over the next five years. Quanta will also invest $35 million to purchase Rigetti shares.
Launch of 84-Qubit Ankaa-3 System
Rigetti launched the Ankaa-3 system with an extensive hardware redesign, achieving major two-qubit gate fidelity milestones of 99.0% median iSWAP gate fidelity and 99.5% median fidelity with fSim gates.
First QPU Sale to an Academic Institution
Rigetti sold a Novera QPU to Montana State University, marking its first sale to an academic institution, and also made an additional sale to the UK government.
AI-Driven Quantum Calibration Challenge Success
AI power tools from Quantum Elements and Qruise automated the calibration of Rigetti QPU, highlighting the potential of AI in quantum computer calibration.