Aramco and Pasqal Make History With Saudi Arabia's First Quantum Computer

Pasqal and Saudi Aramco switched on Saudi Arabia's first quantum computer, a 200-qubit neutral-atom system installed at Aramco's data center in Dhahran, marking the Middle East's first quantum computer built for industrial use. Neutral-atom quantum computers use lasers to trap and control individual atoms as qubits, an approach Pasqal has been commercializing for energy, materials, and industrial applications. Aramco's venture arm, Wa'ed Ventures, first invested in Pasqal in January 2023 and has since backed the company's expansion into Saudi Arabia, including this deployment. Pasqal is a Parkway Venture Capital portfolio company.

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