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title: The D-Wave Quantum Computer Explained — HIGH T3CH
url: https://hight3ch.com/the-d-wave-quantum-computer-explained/
date: 2013-11-04
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# The D-Wave Quantum Computer Explained

D-Wave Systems, Inc. is a quantum computing company, based in Burnaby, British Columbia. On May 11, 2011, D-Wave System announced D-Wave One, labeled “the world’s first commercially available quantum computer,” operating on a 128 qubit chip-set using quantum annealing to solve optimization problems. Discover how this quantum computer works.