TAIPAI, Taiwan (COMPUTEX), May 21, 2025 – NVIDIA has announced the opening of the Global Research and Development Center for Business by Quantum-AI Technology (G-QuAT), which hosts ABCI-Q – the largest quantum research supercomputer.
Quantum processors are expected to support AI supercomputers in addressing complex problems across sectors such as healthcare, energy, and finance. ABCI-Q enables quantum-GPU computing, advancing the development of practical quantum systems.
Delivered by Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), the ABCI-Q supercomputer features 2,020 NVIDIA H100 GPUs interconnected by the NVIDIA Quantum-2 InfiniBand networking platform.
The system is integrated with NVIDIA CUDA-Q, an open-source hybrid computing platform for orchestrating the hardware and software needed to run quantum computing applications.
“Seamlessly coupling quantum hardware with AI supercomputing will accelerate realizing the promise of quantum computing for all,” said Tim Costa, senior director of computer-aided engineering, quantum and CUDA-X at NVIDIA. “NVIDIA’s collaboration with AIST will catalyze progress in areas like quantum error correction and applications development – crucial for building useful, accelerated quantum supercomputers.”
ABCI-Q’s AI supercomputing is integrated with a superconducting qubit processor by Fujitsu, a neutral atom quantum processor by QuEra and a photonic processor by OptQC – enabling hybrid quantum-GPU workloads across multiple qubit modalities.
“ABCI-Q will enable researchers in Japan to explore the core challenges quantum computing technologies face and speed the path to practical use cases,” said Masahiro Horibe, deputy director of G-QuAT and AIST. “The NVIDIA accelerated computing platform in ABCI-Q will empower scientists to experiment with the stepping-stone systems needed to advance quantum computing.”
Source: NVIDIA
About NVIDIA
NVIDIA Corporation, based in Santa Clara, CA, is a U.S. technology company specializing in the design and production of graphics processing units (GPUs). Its hardware and software solutions support a range of applications and simulation. Operating for over 30 years, NVIDIA has seen strong financial growth, reporting $39.3 billion in revenue and $22.1 billion in net income for the fiscal quarter ending January 2025. Its headquarters are designed to promote a flat organizational structure that encourages open communication and collaboration between leadership and staff across industries. In gaming, its GPUs power high-performance visual rendering. In artificial intelligence and high-performance computing, NVIDIA provides the infrastructure needed for training and deploying large-scale models. The company also contributes to the automotive sector with systems for autonomous driving and supports robotics with tools for AI-based perception.