New Microsoft quantum chip boosts qubit reliability 1,000 times

Microsoft has unveiled Majorana 2, a next-generation topological quantum chip that improves qubit reliability 1,000-fold over its predecessor, extending average qubit lifetime to 20 seconds. The company said the breakthrough, achieved with agentic AI, could enable a scalable quantum computer by 2029—halving its original timeline—to tackle challenges in healthcare, sustainability, and energy production.

New Microsoft quantum chip boosts qubit reliability 1,000 times Microsoft has unveiled Majorana 2, a next-generation topological quantum chip developed with the help of agentic AI, Qazinform News Agency https://qazinform.com/ reports. Majorana 2 features a new materials architecture that improves qubit reliability 1,000-fold over the previous-generation Majorana 1. This advancement extends the average qubit lifetime to 20 seconds, with some individual qubits remaining operational for as long as one minute. “This improvement is roughly equivalent to inventing a phone battery that, rather than running out after a day, could last nearly three years on a single charge,” the company said in a statement. Microsoft said the breakthrough could help it develop a scalable quantum computer by 2029, halving its original timeline. According to the company, such a machine could be used to address complex challenges in healthcare, food supply, sustainability and energy production. Earlier, Qazinform News Agency https://qazinform.com/ reported https://qazinform.com/news/microsoft-to-make-10-billion-ai-related-investment-in-japan-7e82fe that Microsoft https://qazinform.com/tag/microsoft plans to invest around $10 billion in AI https://qazinform.com/tag/ai and cloud infrastructure development in Japan.