On September 23, Niccolo de Masi, CEO of IonQ, stated last year that he hoped IonQ would become the 'NVIDIA of the quantum computing field.' Now, this vision is gradually being realized. IonQ announced on Wednesday that its latest quantum computer, Superion 256, will be deployed as the first system at NVIDIA's Quantum Research Center. Unlike standalone devices operating independently in the lab, Superion 256 will serve as a dedicated coprocessor, working in conjunction with NVIDIA's GPU clusters. Leveraging NVIDIA's CUDA-Q software, quantum computing tasks will be handled by Superion 256, while NVIDIA's GB200 GPUs will simultaneously undertake large-scale classical computing and artificial intelligence tasks. This is a typical example of a hybrid computing model that directly integrates quantum hardware with existing supercomputing infrastructure. Niccolo de Masi, CEO of IonQ, called this collaboration an exciting moment in the field and history of computing.
