Rigetti Secures $5.7M Orders For 2 Novera Quantum Processor
Rigetti Computing Buys Two Novera Quantum Processors for $5.7 Million Today, Rigetti Computing, Inc., a leader in full-stack quantum-classical computing, announced purchase orders for two of its 9-qubit Novera quantum computing systems worth over $5.7 million. The company plans to deliver both systems in the first half of 2026. This revelation suggests an increasing need for on-premises quantum technology as organisations globally gain quantum experience.
The transaction shows how scientists and IT corporations use Rigetti hardware for quantum research. National labs and researchers throughout the world continue to pick and trust the Novera QPU to develop quantum computing technology R&D', said Rigetti CEO Dr. Subodh Kulkarni. I love seeing on-premises quantum computing technologies grow as the industry does.
Diverse Customers Drive Quantum Innovation
The two systems are for customers with different but equally ambitious quantum computing goals. One significant Asian technology manufacturer bought a Novera system. The system will be important to this company's quantum computing development. The company plans to benchmark and test its patented quantum computing technology using the Novera system to demonstrate its value in a competitive R&D setting. The second system will go to a California AI/physics startup. Using Novera technology, this company will do fundamental quantum error correction and quantum hardware research. Users can modify both systems to add qubits for more complex calculations and research. Inside Novera Quantum Processor Rigetti's Novera Quantum Processor is a complete on-premises system for practical, high-performance quantum computing research and development. The system has integrated, cutting-edge components. Its core is a Rigetti Ankaa-class 9-qubit quantum processor. The square lattice of qubits and tunable couplers in this processor enable high-fidelity two-qubit operations, which form complicated quantum algorithms. Subspace temperatures are needed to operate these sensitive quantum devices. The Novera system's appropriate dilution refrigerator keeps qubits cool and vacuum-sealed, shielding them from outside noise. The package includes Rigetti's unique control systems for qubit state control, calibration, and readout.
The Novera system was designed to help quantum computing research in key areas like:
Knowing basic qubit functions. A quantum control system optimisation. Develop and test new quantum gates. Developing quantum decoherence mitigation techniques, a major task. Developing and testing quantum algorithms more efficiently. A Full-Stack Quantum Computing Pioneer Rigetti is a quantum computing leader. Since 2017, Rigetti Quantum Cloud Services has operated quantum computers in the cloud for government, scientific, and enterprise clients worldwide. In 2021, the business began selling on-premises quantum computers with 24–84 qubits to support national laboratories and big quantum computing centres. In 2023, the 9-qubit Novera QPU was introduced as a high-performance system that can be linked with a customer's cryogenic and control infrastructure for research and development. Rigetti has a competitive advantage in internal manufacturing. Novera QPU is created in Rigetti's Fab-1, the first specialised and integrated quantum device production facility. Vertical integration allows Rigetti to quicker innovate and improve its multi-chip quantum processor technology for scalable quantum computing systems. Its in-house quantum-classical architecture ensures high-performance integration with public and private clouds for quantum computing solutions. This announcement suggests things are going well, but the company warns that projections about delivery dates and future performance are vulnerable to technology industry risks and uncertainties like production targets and customer order changes.
