IonQ Strengthens Technical Moat with its Latest Series of Issued Patents
New and pending patents reflect IonQ’s leadership in quantum computing performance and scalability
Technical highlights include a new method for control and flexibility in gate operations and a unique low-error technique for controlling gate operations
“The technical achievements and patents announced today provide a glimpse into how IonQ’s research and development teams are driving the production of scalable, high-performance, enterprise-grade systems,” said
“IonQ’s robust and growing portfolio of patents is a direct result of the strategy set forth five years ago, which entails developing and owning quantum technologies across multiple industries and applications,” said
Of the new patents, the most notable (US Patent No. 12,088,351) reflects the evolution of IonQ’s system architecture to significantly improve system performance. Instead of a single, large laser beam entering the ion trap from one side, the new architecture introduces multiple individual lasers that enter the ion trap from both sides. This architecture demonstrates new ways to accurately control long-chain ions and sets
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Performance: These patents include novel methods to increase control, efficiency, and flexibility of quantum systems to drive better performance for customer applications.
- US Patent No. 12,088,351, “Double Individual-Addressing Multi-Beam Raman System,” issued on
September 10, 2024 . The patent recognizes IonQ’s unique method for controlling the individual laser beams that are trapping its ion – both upon entry and exit. Whereas previous techniques offered control in only one direction, this new approach introduces a way to control the individual beams for each atom while requiring fewer laser beams overall – a critical hurdle to achieving scale. - US Patent No. 12,033,031, titled “Quantum Circuit Optimization,” issued on
July 9, 2024 . The patent recognizes IonQ’s development of an optimization tool that compiles quantum algorithm code to run as efficiently as possible on physical quantum hardware. - US Patent No. 12,056,573, titled “Amplitude, Frequency, and Phase Modulated Entangling Gates for Ion Trap Quantum Computers,” issued on
August 6, 2024 . The patent recognizes IonQ’s development of an efficient and effective way to control all features of laser beams that ‘trap’ ions in its systems. The technique provides maximum control and flexibility in how users conduct gate operations.
- US Patent No. 12,088,351, “Double Individual-Addressing Multi-Beam Raman System,” issued on
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Error Handling: This patent highlights IonQ’s differentiating approaches to improving error correction and in turn, performance.
- US Patent No. 12,086,691, titled“Techniques for Controlling Small Angle Mølmer-Sørensen Gates and for Handling Asymmetric Spam Errors,” issued on
September 10, 2024 . The patent recognizes IonQ’s unique low-error technique for controlling gate operations, specific to Mølmer-Sørensen gates.
- US Patent No. 12,086,691, titled“Techniques for Controlling Small Angle Mølmer-Sørensen Gates and for Handling Asymmetric Spam Errors,” issued on
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Scale: This patent highlights IonQ’s scalable manufacturing and computing techniques which further their enterprise-grade capabilities.
- US Patent No. 12,028,604, titled “Camera Server for Heterogeneous Cameras,” issued on
July 2, 2024 . The patent recognizes IonQ’s development of a global camera server that allows the use of different camera sets interchangeably across quantum systems when capturing snapshots of trapped ion, and subsequently provides a readout.
- US Patent No. 12,028,604, titled “Camera Server for Heterogeneous Cameras,” issued on
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