Jiuzhang Photonic Quantum ProcessorUniversity of Science and Technology of China (USTC)—USTC Jiuzhang 4.0 photonic quantum processor published in Nature; 3,050 photons, 10^54 speedup

Zuchongzhi Superconducting Quantum Processor

by University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)CN

105-qubit superconducting processor achieving record quantum advantage. Uses frequency-tunable qubits, topological coupling and flip-chip integration. Deployed on Tianyan cloud for global commercial and research access.

DeployStage 4 of 5

Deployed on Tianyan cloud; 105 qubits, 99.9% single-qubit fidelity; advancing surface code error correction.

Updated Oct 2025Checked 10 Oct0 updates this week

Milestones

Next · Surface code error-correction demonstrations
  1. Quantum Physics & Information Division founded at USTC2001Complete.
  2. Micius quantum satellite launched2016Complete.
  3. Jiuzhang photonic quantum computer achieves quantum advantage2020Complete.
  4. Zuchongzhi 3.0 unveiled with 105 qubitsMar 2025Complete.
  5. Zuchongzhi 3.0 deployed on Tianyan cloud platformOct 2025Complete.
  6. Surface code error-correction demonstrationsTarget 2026Current milestone.

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  3. 20291000-qubit superconducting processor prototype
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