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Mitsubishi Electric launching R & D to scale up quantum computers
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has announced that two of its research and development( R & D) projects have been selected through a public solicitation by Japan’ s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization( NEDO) for support under an initiative to advance Quantum Computing and other information technology in the post-5G era.
The NEDO project is officially known as the Research and Development Project to Strengthen Post-5G Information and Communication System Infrastructure( Accelerating the Development and Demonstration of Next-Generation Quantum Computers to Solve Societal Issues). Following this selection, Mitsubishi Electric will launch two projects aimed at scaling up quantum computers: 1) Research and Development of Multi- Qubit-Control Laser Systems and 2) Development of Ultra- Compact, Multi-Channel, Low-Noise Amplifier Modules for Large- Scale Superconducting Quantum Computers.
Quantum computers are next-generation technologies that are expected to revolutionise computing infrastructure by enabling larger-scale simulations and optimisation than conventional computers in a wide range of fields, including medicine and drug discovery, finance, logistics and energy. R & D targeting practical applications is already underway, but full-scale industrial applications will require significantly improved processing capacity and computational accuracy to realise quantum computers with clear advantages over conventional computers. Qubits are fragile and highly susceptible to noise, so technologies that combine multiple qubits are needed to correct errors. Consequently, scaling quantum computers to the level of 1 million qubits will be a key challenge.
The two projects will promote technological validation within an industry-leading ecosystem involving collaboration with quantum-computing research institutions, including Japan’ s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology. By providing essential systems and components for scaling up multiple types of promising quantum-computing architectures, Mitsubishi Electric hopes to accelerate the realisation of industrial applications using quantum computers.
EdgeConneX joins Singapore’ s Sustainable Tropical Data Centre Testbed Phase 2.0
EdgeConneX, a pioneer in global Build-to-Suit and Build-to-Density infrastructure solutions, has announced that it has joined the Sustainable Tropical Data Centre Testbed Phase 2.0( STDCT 2.0) Consortium as its top-tier anchor partner.
First launched in 2023 and hosted at the College of Design and Engineering( CDE) in the National University of Singapore( NUS), STDCT was established to enhance Singapore’ s competitiveness in sustainable and efficient data centre solutions and is recognised as the first data centre testbed in the tropics. co-innovation programme designed to bring together stakeholders across the data centre industry to future-proof the tropical data centre sector. The STDCT 2.0 initiative builds on a wider effort to develop a living testbed that brings together academia and industry to evaluate, validate, derisk and accelerate the deployment of sustainable solutions for tropical data centre environments.
This new partnership deepens EdgeConneX’ s commitment to sustainable and efficient data centre innovation in one of the world’ s most challenging operating environments. Home to the company’ s Asia Pacific regional headquarters, Singapore holds strategic importance for the company, which is proud to support the nation’ s journey to become an anchor point for next-generation AI deployments.
The EdgeConneX commitment spans multiple years and includes funding towards a shared infrastructure pool managed by the programme team, as well as specific curated projects where EdgeConneX will directly contribute its global data centre expertise, including its high-density data centre solution, Ingenuity.
Phase 2.0 advances that mission, focusing on next-generation, AI-ready data centre solutions that incorporate critical technologies such as advanced liquid cooling and grid-responsive operations to power ultra-high-density racks sustainably.
More than a physical facility, STDCT 2.0 is a technology- and operator-agnostic
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