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This NSF grant marks a significant step toward scalable fault-tolerant quantum processing by funding UCLA's design of a 60-qubit system using trapped atomic ions. The project addresses the critical hurdle of environmental interference through integrated-photonics surface ion traps and co-designed error correction protocols, moving beyond current unstable devices to enable reliable simulations surpassing classical supercomputers.
UCLA wins $4M to build a 60-qubit fault-tolerant computer

A UCLA-led team secured $4 million from the National Science Foundation to design a 60-qubit, fault-tolerant quantum computer, advancing the field of quantum technology.
A $4 million award from the National Science Foundation will support a UCLA-led team in designing a 60-qubit quantum computer, aiming to overcome the limitations of current unstable devices. The project, described as “FTL: Accelerating Fault-Tolerant Quantum Logic,” unites researchers across UCLA’s Physical Sciences and Samueli School of Engineering to build a blueprint for error-protected quantum bits capable of simulations beyond classical supercomputers.…
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