Fixstars Amplify SDK Adds Support for Fujitsu’s Superconducting Quantum Computer “System F”

【Article Title】 Fixstars Amplify SDK Adds Support for Fujitsu’s Superconducting Quantum Computer “System F” 【Article Body】 AI TRANSLATION This article is an AI-generated translation of the original Japanese article. For the authoritative version, please refer to the original. Read the original Japanese article → (https://quantumindex.jp/fixstars-amplify-sdk-system-f-support/) Fixstars Amplify, in collaboration with AIST’s G-QuAT, has made the optimization development environment “Fixstars Amplify SDK” compatible with Fujitsu’s superconducting quantum computer “System F,” provided on ABCI-Q. By changing the solver-specification part of existing code, users can run combinatorial optimization using that system. Overview Amplify Quantum 1.3, released this time, adds OqtopusClient to support the open quantum computing platform “OQTOPUS.” This allows System F to be used by changing only a few lines in the solver specification while largely retaining existing Amplify SDK code. System F is the superconducting quantum computer that constitutes part of ABCI-Q and is currently equipped with 64 physical qubits. It is designed to be expandable up to 256 physical qubits in the future. Through a unified interface, users can run the same optimization problems on different quantum and classical hardware within ABCI-Q and compare results and performance. OQTOPUS has been developed mainly by Osaka University, Fujitsu, Sec, and TIS, and provides unified access to multiple quantum computers and quantum simulators. The development of OqtopusClient was carried out as a commissioned project by NEDO. Key points • Added OqtopusClient supporting OQTOPUS to Amplify Quantum 1.3 • By changing the solver-specification section, System F can be used from existing Amplify SDK code • System F currently has 64 physical qubits and is designed to be expandable to 256 physical qubits • The same optimization problem can be executed on multiple quantum and classical hardware for comparison Technical and business implications On the technical side, the significance lies in separating the code that describes optimization problems from the target execution hardware, making it easier to switch between quantum and classical solvers. Users can include domestic superconducting quantum computers in comparative evaluations without major rewrites of their problems. From a business perspective, this increases access paths to domestic computing resources on ABCI-Q and could make it easier to explore applications using quantum–HPC hybrid environments. On the other hand, specific solution performance, usage fees, commercial terms, and the scope of provision were not indicated in this announcement. Points to watch Going forward, solution accuracy, processing time, and the problem sizes that can be handled when comparing System F with other quantum and classical solvers on the same problems will be important decision criteria. It will also be important to see how clearly ABCI-Q’s eligible users, fees, and commercial usage terms are defined, and whether actual deployment case studies are presented. It will be necessary to assess the progress of the expansion to 256 physical qubits and how that relates to the practicality of optimization calculations. ✍️ Quantum Index Analysis Fixstars Amplify’s strength is not just the number of supported quantum hardware platforms. Its in-house developed quantum-inspired solver already delivers high performance, offering capabilities suitable for practical use while steadily broadening future options, including quantum gate-based approaches. While many quantum-related companies remain at the level of demonstrations and future visions, Fixstars Amplify has multiple user-published domestic operational examples in addition to its own announcements. Covering everything from basic research to production operation in a single product—and carrying quantum technology beyond “we tried it” into actual business use—gives it an edge over peers. This System F support does not immediately create a competitive advantage. However, delivering value now with quantum-inspired technology while enabling easy migration to promising quantum hardware in the future—and steadily building that foundation—is the essential value. Compared with qubit-count races and roadmaps, this approach may seem modest, but surprisingly few companies continue to build both “usable now” and “usable in the future” technologies simultaneously. While supported backends are expanding both domestically and internationally, a remaining challenge is that its overseas presence has not yet sufficiently grown. 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Fixstars Amplify, in collaboration with AIST’s G-QuAT, has made the optimization development environment “Fixstars Amplify SDK” compatible with Fujitsu’s superconducting quantum computer “System F,” provided on ABCI-Q. By changing the solver-specification part of existing code, users can run combinatorial optimization using that system.

Overview

Amplify Quantum 1.3, released this time, adds OqtopusClient to support the open quantum computing platform “OQTOPUS.” This allows System F to be used by changing only a few lines in the solver specification while largely retaining existing Amplify SDK code. System F is the superconducting quantum computer that constitutes part of ABCI-Q and is currently equipped with 64 physical qubits. It is designed to be expandable up to 256 physical qubits in the future. Through a unified interface, users can run the same optimization problems on different quantum and classical hardware within ABCI-Q and compare results and performance. OQTOPUS has been developed mainly by Osaka University, Fujitsu, Sec, and TIS, and provides unified access to multiple quantum computers and quantum simulators. The development of OqtopusClient was carried out as a commissioned project by NEDO.

Key points

• Added OqtopusClient supporting OQTOPUS to Amplify Quantum 1.3
• By changing the solver-specification section, System F can be used from existing Amplify SDK code
• System F currently has 64 physical qubits and is designed to be expandable to 256 physical qubits
• The same optimization problem can be executed on multiple quantum and classical hardware for comparison

Technical and business implications

On the technical side, the significance lies in separating the code that describes optimization problems from the target execution hardware, making it easier to switch between quantum and classical solvers. Users can include domestic superconducting quantum computers in comparative evaluations without major rewrites of their problems. From a business perspective, this increases access paths to domestic computing resources on ABCI-Q and could make it easier to explore applications using quantum–HPC hybrid environments. On the other hand, specific solution performance, usage fees, commercial terms, and the scope of provision were not indicated in this announcement.

Points to watch

Going forward, solution accuracy, processing time, and the problem sizes that can be handled when comparing System F with other quantum and classical solvers on the same problems will be important decision criteria. It will also be important to see how clearly ABCI-Q’s eligible users, fees, and commercial usage terms are defined, and whether actual deployment case studies are presented. It will be necessary to assess the progress of the expansion to 256 physical qubits and how that relates to the practicality of optimization calculations.

✍️ Quantum Index Analysis

Fixstars Amplify’s strength is not just the number of supported quantum hardware platforms. Its in-house developed quantum-inspired solver already delivers high performance, offering capabilities suitable for practical use while steadily broadening future options, including quantum gate-based approaches.

While many quantum-related companies remain at the level of demonstrations and future visions, Fixstars Amplify has multiple user-published domestic operational examples in addition to its own announcements. Covering everything from basic research to production operation in a single product—and carrying quantum technology beyond “we tried it” into actual business use—gives it an edge over peers.

This System F support does not immediately create a competitive advantage. However, delivering value now with quantum-inspired technology while enabling easy migration to promising quantum hardware in the future—and steadily building that foundation—is the essential value. Compared with qubit-count races and roadmaps, this approach may seem modest, but surprisingly few companies continue to build both “usable now” and “usable in the future” technologies simultaneously.

While supported backends are expanding both domestically and internationally, a remaining challenge is that its overseas presence has not yet sufficiently grown.

Related articles

• Fixstars Amplify Adds IonQ Quantum Simulator as a Standard Machine
• JIJ Launches “JijZept Solver v4 beta” with Enhanced Search for Feasible Solutions
• JIJ Releases Quantum Programming Language “Qamomile” v0.14.0 — Adds Resource Estimation and Conversion to Multiple SDKs

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