WiMi Develops FPGA-Based Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Digital Quantum Coprocessors

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BEIJING, Jan. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc. (NASDAQ: WiMi) ("WiMi" or the "Company"), a leading global Hologram Augmented Reality ("AR") Technology provider, today announced that the development team, by leveraging the flexibility and programmability of FPGAs, has proposed an innovative solution: an FPGA-based digital quantum coprocessor. This solution aims to overcome the limitations of existing quantum hardware and advance the development of quantum computing technology.

WiMi's FPGA-based Digital Quantum Coprocessor Technology is based on both homogeneous and heterogeneous structures of FPGAs. Homogeneous and heterogeneous are two key terms used to describe coprocessor architectures. A homogeneous coprocessor refers to a system where all quantum bits (qubits) are processed and computed in the same way, while a heterogeneous coprocessor allows different types of qubits or processing units to work together in different ways. Traditional quantum accelerators are typically based on physical implementations like superconducting qubits or ion traps. Although these technologies have made progress in the field of quantum computing, they face challenges related to scalability and stability. In contrast, WiMi's digital quantum coprocessor uses the digital logic of FPGAs to simulate the behavior of qubits, offering a new approach aimed at improving system stability and scalability.

WiMi's FPGA-based digital quantum coprocessor architecture is the core for implementing quantum computing functions. This architecture leverages the programmable features of FPGAs to simulate the behavior of qubits, including superposition states and quantum entanglement. The architecture needs to be carefully designed to ensure that quantum algorithms can run efficiently in a digital environment.

In a homogeneous architecture, each qubit follows the same design specifications and operational procedures. This means that all qubits use the same hardware resources and software logic. This design simplifies the complexity of the system, making it easier to manage and scale the qubits. Homogeneous architectures typically use a unified set of quantum gates, such as the Hadamard gate and CNOT gate, to implement quantum algorithms.

In contrast to the homogeneous architecture, a heterogeneous architecture allows different types of qubits or processing units to coexist, in order to accommodate various computational needs. This may include using different sets of quantum gates, quantum error correction codes, or optimizations for quantum algorithms. The design of a heterogeneous architecture is more flexible but also introduces higher complexity in terms of design and debugging.