Rigetti Computing, Inc. announced the sale of a Novera? quantum processing unit (QPU) to Horizon Quantum Computing. This marks the Company?s third sale of a Novera QPU, and is the Company?s first QPU located in Singapore.

The Novera QPU will be installed in Horizon Quantum Computing?s new hardware testbed in Singapore, and will be Horizon?s first quantum computing system. The system is expected to be installed by early 2025. The system will integrate Horizon?s software stack, Triple Alpha, and Quantum Machines?

OPX1000 processor-based quantum controller. The 9-qubit Novera QPU is based on the Company?s fourth generation Ankaa?-class architecture featuring tunable couplers and a square lattice for denser connectivity and fast 2-qubit operations. The Novera QPU is manufactured in Rigetti?s Fab-1, the industry?s first dedicated and integrated quantum device manufacturing facility.

The Company?s first two Novera QPU sales were to leading US government labs ? the Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems Center (SQMS) led by Fermilab, and the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL).