Microsoft's Majorana 1 quantum processor is the world's first to be built on a "topological core architecture," using a new topoconductor material to host Majorana particles that serve as the ...

Majorana 1 represents a huge leap in tech but it is still years away from commercial deployment. Microsoft says its researchers have worked for over 17 years to be able to develop this quantum chip.

Majorana 1 packs eight quantum bits into a body that's slightly larger than a desktop PC CPU, and according to Microsoft, it can eventually be expanded to one million quantum bits.

By this measure, Majorana 1 may offer a more future-proof foundation to reach a million-qubit target. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella emphasized this milestone. In a LinkedIn blog post, he said: ...

At the heart of Majorana 1 is what Microsoft calls the Topological Core, built from a hybrid material of indium arsenide and aluminum, forming a superconducting structure known as a topoconductor ...

A Microsoft explainer on the Majorana 1 processor. Indeed, Majorana particles are so exotic they are usually only studied in universities—not used in practical applications.

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Now, Microsoft MSFT is following Google’s lead. On Feb. 19, the tech giant revealed its latest quantum chip, Majorana 1. Some are dubbing this new chip a breakthrough in quantum technology.

Yesterday, Microsoft announced that it has created a new type of quantum computing chip called the Majorana 1. The chip uses an entirely new form of matter, called a topoconductor, that makes it ...

The design of the Majorana 1 processor is supposed to fit up to a million qubits, which may be enough to realize many significant goals of quantum computing —such as cracking cryptographic codes ...