{"id":1520,"date":"2026-10-16T10:26:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T10:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baarda.ch\/?p=1520"},"modified":"2026-10-16T10:26:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T10:26:20","slug":"i-didnt-know-this-is-apparantly-how-quantum-computers-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baarda.ch\/?p=1520","title":{"rendered":"I didn&#8217;t know. This is apparantly how QUANTUM computers look"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/baarda.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/afbeelding-66.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baarda.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/afbeelding-66.png 1024w, https:\/\/baarda.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/afbeelding-66-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/baarda.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/afbeelding-66-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/baarda.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/afbeelding-66-500x273.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GEMINI: What We See in the Image<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The generated image depicts a cleanroom laboratory environment centered around a <strong>superconducting quantum computer<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Cryogenic Dilution Refrigerator:<\/strong> Hanging vertically in the central frame is the multi-tiered &#171;chandelier&#187; structure. This cryostat uses liquid helium mixtures to cool the quantum processor at the bottom down to near absolute zero ($\\sim 10$ millikelvin) so that superconducting transmons can operate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gold-Plated Shielding &amp; Wiring:<\/strong> The gold plating prevents thermal radiation and corrosion, while the intricate web of coaxial cables carries microwave pulses to manipulate and read out the qubits.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Structural Rig &amp; Control Racks:<\/strong> The main unit is mounted on an industrial extrusion frame. To the side stand server racks holding microwave pulse generators, digitizers, and classical control electronics.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Workstations &amp; Cleanroom Setup:<\/strong> Researchers in lab coats monitor diagnostics at surrounding desks equipped with multi-monitor setups.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is This for Sale by IQM Finland?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Yes!<\/strong> Unlike many competitors who only offer cloud access to their hardware, <strong>on-premise sales of physical quantum systems are IQM&#8217;s primary business model<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IQM manufactures and sells full-stack superconducting quantum computers directly to universities, supercomputing centers (HPCs), and research institutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their commercial product lineup includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>IQM Spark\u2122:<\/strong> A entry-level, 5-qubit superconducting system designed specifically for universities and educational labs to own on-premise.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>IQM Radiance\u2122:<\/strong> Their flagship system scaling from 20 to 54 and up to 150 qubits, targeted at national supercomputing centers and high-performance computing (HPC) integrations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>IQM Halocene\u2122:<\/strong> Designed as an open platform targeted at quantum error correction research.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While a full-scale machine (like IQM Radiance) typically costs several million euros, they cater directly to institutions wanting physical ownership of the hardware rather than renting cloud time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GEMINI: What We See in the Image The generated image depicts a cleanroom laboratory environment centered around a superconducting quantum computer: Is This for Sale by IQM Finland? Yes! Unlike many competitors who only offer cloud access to their hardware, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/baarda.ch\/?p=1520\">Weiterlesen <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/baarda.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/baarda.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/baarda.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baarda.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baarda.ch\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1520"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/baarda.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1520\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1522,"href":"https:\/\/baarda.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1520\/revisions\/1522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/baarda.ch\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baarda.ch\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baarda.ch\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}