China Develops Quantum Tech with Delivery of 1,000+ Qubit Control Systems

China strengthens its quantum edge with ez-Q Engine 2.0, a powerful control system enabling large-scale superconducting quantum computing at lower costs.

China's QuantumCTek Co. has claimed to have created a self-developed superconductivity quantum control and measurement system, the ez-Q Engine 2.0 that can handle quantum computers with more than 1,000 qubits, marking a major advancement toward scalable quantum computing.

The achievement, which might make China the third-largest operating quantum system in the world, behind IBM and Atom Computing, puts the country within the reach of the world's quantum elite.

Leading Chinese research institutes, such as China Telecom Quantum Group and the University of Science and Technology of China, received the equipment on Monday. In its first deployment, it is expected to offer more than 5,000 qubits of control services.

According to reports, the ez-Q Engine 2.0 has solved long-standing technical challenges in clock synchronization and RF direct sampling, resulting in low-noise, high-precision signal processing at levels previously only found in US and European systems.

China is now one step closer to disrupting US leadership in quantum technology. With 1,121 qubits in its Quantum System Two architecture, IBM's Condor chip, which was introduced in late 2023, was the first superconducting quantum processor in history to break the 1,000-qubit threshold.

The 127-qubit Eagle design served as the foundation for IBM's quantum stack, which now leads in functional scale. Soon after, Atom Computing introduced a 1,125-qubit neutral atomic-based device, setting the current record in the world for qubit count.