Pasqal Delivers Italy's First 140-Qubit Neutral-Atom Quantum Processor to CINECA
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Updated · Quantum Zeitgeist · May 29
Pasqal Delivers Italy's First 140-Qubit Neutral-Atom Quantum Processor to CINECA
1 articles · Updated · Quantum Zeitgeist · May 29
Summary
CINECA in Bologna has received Italy’s first neutral-atom quantum processor — a roughly 140-qubit system from France’s Pasqal — adding a new modality to the country’s quantum infrastructure.
The machine is being co-located with LEONARDO, CINECA’s EuroHPC pre-exascale supercomputer, to support hybrid workloads that loop between quantum execution and classical post-processing.
CINECA is also integrating a 54-qubit IQM Radiance superconducting system, giving Italian researchers access to both neutral-atom and superconducting hardware at the same site.
That setup strengthens Italy’s national quantum platform, which is coordinated by the NQSTI program backed by EUR 116 million, and links the country more tightly to the wider EuroHPC quantum network.