Recently, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich revealed in his speech that Intel has delivered the first 49 quantum bit quantum computing test chip to research partner QuTech.

Earlier in October 2017, Intel announced the development of a new 17-quantum-dot superconducting chip that will be handed over to QuTech, a partner of the Dutch Quantum Computing and Quantum Internet Research Center. This is an important step in quantum computing from the laboratory to actual production. fz1200r12kf5

The so-called quantum computing, refers to make full use of some basic physics, superposition and entanglement of computing technology. Unlike transistor-based digital computers that require data to be encoded as binary digits (bits), quantum computers use quantum bits for their calculations. These qubits can exist in multiple states at the same time, making it possible to do a lot of calculations in parallel, which speeds up parsing time. Essentially, quantum computing uses extreme parallelism to solve computational problems and is the ultimate goal of parallel computing. cm75ye13-12f

Brian Krzanich said quantum computing is expected to solve the problems that are almost impossible to overcome today. For example, quantum computers can mimic nature in order to advance chemistry, materials science, and molecular modeling research such as creating a new catalyst to isolate carbon dioxide, developing room temperature superconductors, or discovering new drugs. Quantum computing has the potential to enhance the capabilities of future high-performance computers. bsm150gt120dn2

China and the United States are the two major countries in the world that have made major breakthroughs in quantum computing. In August 2016, a research team at China University of Technology developed a superlattice system and a supercooled atomic microscope with a resolution of only 1 micron. Through them, about 600 pairs of supercooled atoms Bit, has taken an important step in quantum computing. May 3, 2017, Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Quantum Information and Quantum Technology Innovation officially announced that the world’s first quantum computer beyond the early classical computer was born in China. There are three types of quantum computers that are the fastest growing in the world: light quantum computers, ultra-cold atomic quantum computers and superconducting quantum computers. Chinese scientists released May 3 quantum computer results include two, respectively, belong to the light quantum computer and superconducting quantum computer category.

Taiwan website yesterday quoted industry sources, MediaTek will return to the high-end mobile processor market in the second half of this year, which once again challenged Qualcomm.

Reported that, in order to meet the arrival of the 5G era, MediaTek earliest will return to the high-end mobile processor market in the second half of 2018, once again launched Helio X flagship smartphone chipset. The first half of this year, MediaTek will continue to Helio P series of mid-range products. igcm15f60ga

These industry sources said MediaTek has at least developed three new generation of smart phone chips, will be used TSMC’s 7-nanometer process.

MediaTek’s customers include OPPO, vivo, Sony, LG and other emerging markets smart phone brands, these companies are currently developing new smart phone products to meet the arrival of the era of 5G communications.

To this end, MediaTek also has been actively developing based on artificial intelligence (AI) technology chip solutions. These industry sources said that MediaTek is expected to return to the high-end smartphone chip market in 2018 or 2019.

Last year, MediaTek introduced the Helio X10, X20 and X30 smartphone chip solutions for the high-end smartphone market. Although MediaTek’s technology is mature and they are more cost-effective than competitor Qualcomm products, the three Helio X series have not won the customer’s support. ixxn110n65c4h1

Some industry observers believe that there are two main reasons why MediaTek’s Helio X series failed to win the customer’s support: one is facing the challenge of Qualcomm; the other is that first-tier smart phone manufacturers such as Apple, Samsung, Huawei and Xiaomi are all autonomous Research and development of smart phone chipsets.

This situation forced MediaTek to halt the production of Helio X-series chipsets and halt the investment in the second half of last year to prevent any further decline in the gross margin of the mobile chip business.

There have been reports before, MediaTek to return to the high-end smart phone chip market, at least 2 years. It now appears that MediaTek back to the high-end market schedule earlier than expected.