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IonQ Adds Integration with Google Cirq, Making IonQ’s Leading Systems Operable with all Major Quantum Software Frameworks

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Thursday, June 10, 2021

IonQ, Inc. (IonQ), the leader in trapped-ion quantum computing, today announced the full integration of its quantum computing platform with Cirq , a leading open-source quantum computing framework from Google.

Key Points: 
  • IonQ, Inc. (IonQ), the leader in trapped-ion quantum computing, today announced the full integration of its quantum computing platform with Cirq , a leading open-source quantum computing framework from Google.
  • Volkswagen Group has already run the paint shop problem on IonQ via Cirq and found the performance to be consistent with other quantum software frameworks.
  • Volkswagen has shown that developing in Cirq on IonQ has real benefits for real problems faced by development teams.
  • By integrating with Cirq, and supporting all major quantum language and software frameworks, IonQ is further lowering barriers to entry by researchers, developers, and innovators.