Das einzige in China spezialisierte Team für die Industrialisierung von quantenbasierten Softwarelösungen, mit Technologietransfer vom chinesischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, das einst die Leitung eines wichtigen Projekts des Ministeriums für Wissenschaft und Technologie übernommen hat | Exklusivbericht von 36Kr

Autor/in | Ou Xue

Redakteur/in | Yuan Silai

Hard Kr has learned that Beijing Zhongke ArcLight Quantum Software Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "ArcLight Quantum") recently completed a Series A financing of tens of millions of yuan. This round was exclusively invested by the Beijing Information Industry Development Investment Fund. The funds will be used to expand the team and accelerate R & D to meet the new software requirements brought about by the industry development. The focus includes two aspects: one is to adapt to new trends such as distributed chips and jointly design protocols and solutions with hardware; the other is to accelerate the construction of an efficient quantum computing algorithm library and expand the talent pool.

ArcLight Quantum was founded in 2020 and focuses on quantum software and quantum computing applications. Relying on the Institute of Software of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, it conducts scientific research and industrialization of quantum software.

More than 80% of the core team members of the company graduated from well - known universities and research institutions such as Tsinghua University, Peking University, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the proportion of master's and doctoral degree holders is as high as 90%. Ying Shenggang, the founder and chairman of the company, graduated from Tsinghua University with a doctorate degree and once engaged in post - doctoral research at the University of Technology Sydney. He is currently a senior engineer at the Institute of Software of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Since 2020, the development of quantum computing in China has entered the fast lane, and the quantum computing prototype "Jiuzhang" has been successfully developed. Its computing power is excellent. When dealing with specific problems, its speed reaches one hundred trillion times that of the world's first supercomputer "Fugaku" at that time, and it is also one hundred billion times faster than Google's 53 - qubit quantum computing prototype "Sycamore" released in 2019, marking that China has officially achieved "quantum superiority", which has become an important milestone in the field of quantum computing.

As a bridge connecting practical applications and quantum computers, quantum software is crucial for the efficient operation of quantum devices. It must conform to the underlying principles of quantum physics and algorithm logic, is highly professional and specific, and mainly includes quantum program compilers, quantum measurement and control software, etc.

Hard Kr has learned that ArcLight Quantum's products are mainly divided into three major sectors: for the underlying hardware, it provides basic software such as EDA tools and measurement and control systems for quantum chip R & D teams; for quantum program developers, it provides quantum program development ecological products centered on quantum compilers; for upper - layer applications, it launches a quantum cloud platform, directly empowering end - users and industry customers, providing standardized product services, and gradually forming quantum application software tools starting from the exploration of quantum computing applications. At present, ArcLight Quantum is conducting in - depth development of existing business scenarios (finance, medicine, energy, materials, etc.) and exploring more businesses (aerospace, logistics, meteorology, etc.).

As a domestic team focusing on the industrialization of quantum basic software, the team is at the forefront of the world in the theoretical research and engineering development of quantum compiler programs, and some of its achievements have reached the world - leading level.

Relying on years of technological accumulation, the team independently developed the first domestic quantum program design and verification platform "isQ", which integrates design, compilation, verification and simulation. The internationally - pioneered theorem prover has greatly improved the verification ability of quantum programs and laid an important foundation for the coordinated development of domestic quantum software and hardware.

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It is understood that ArcLight Quantum is currently the only domestic quantum computing software company that covers multiple chip routes and runs through the entire industrial chain. Its products have been deployed in mainstream quantum computing systems such as Guodun Quantum (superconducting) and Huayi Quantum (ion trap); various customers include large - scale enterprises such as China Telecom Quantum, China Mobile Quantum Research Institute, Sinopec, and Sinopharm Biological. In addition, Ying Shenggang also leads and undertakes relevant projects in major national tasks and is responsible for the quantum software development tool chain.

In terms of market performance, since its establishment, the company's quantum software business has maintained rapid growth. It is currently in a break - even state, and R & D investment accounts for about 80% of its revenue, showing a strong technology - driven attribute.

Ying Shenggang said that from the perspective of industry trends, as the scale of quantum chips continues to expand, traditional compilation and optimization modules are difficult to meet the processing requirements of complex algorithms, and it is urgent to introduce high - performance computing and artificial intelligence methods to improve efficiency and practicality. On the other hand, distributed quantum computing is becoming an important path to break through the limitations of single - chip, and institutions such as IBM have actively deployed in this field.

"Against the current backdrop, the demand for quantum software has increased significantly, the ecosystem has become increasingly perfect, and products will become more diverse and segmented." Ying Shenggang believes that the market will experience large - scale explosion in the next few years, and quantum technology is expected to achieve leap - forward development. Facing this opportunity, the company will focus on increasing R & D and talent reserves to meet the increasingly urgent technological and market challenges - this is also the core strategy for ArcLight Quantum's continuous development.

Investor's view:

The Information Industry Investment Fund said: "Quantum computing is an important engine of new - quality productivity and is setting off a new wave of scientific and technological revolution. We firmly believe in this disruptive technology. ArcLight Quantum was founded by an excellent quantum software team from the Institute of Software of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. It has leading theoretical research and technological development capabilities in quantum software, independently designs and develops various quantum computing software, and has provided software support for mainstream quantum computers of various domestic routes. The Information Industry Investment Fund looks forward to jointly promoting the development of the quantum computing industry with ArcLight Quantum, providing software support for the quantum computing industry in Beijing, and helping Beijing build an international high - ground for scientific and technological innovation."