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C-DAC develops advanced computing
C-DAC of India: Strategic International Collaborations for Hybrid Quantum Computing
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology's Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) and Rigetti Computing, Inc. have signed an MOU. This strategic partnership highlights how C-DAC advance India's electronics and IT development, particularly quantum and hybrid computing, and technology.
HPC competence makes C-DAC a national leader in India's advanced computing sector. For hybrid computing, quantum processing and supercomputing must be combined. Shri. E. Magesh, C-DAC Director General, said the organization's HPC leadership benefits this relationship. Indian strategic strengths in several critical, cutting-edge technologies are powered by C-DAC.
C-DAC leads India's ChipIN program, a key part of its national mandate. This critical national program aims to develop domestic semiconductor design capabilities for national self-reliance and technological sovereignty.
The opportunity to build cutting-edge cryogenic electronics with Rigetti supports and aligns with the ChipIN objective. This strategy strengthens India's competitiveness in the rapidly changing global technological arena, demonstrating C-DAC's proactive stance of using foreign collaborations to build and embed indigenous capabilities and acquire technology. Dr. S D Sudarsan, Executive Director of C-DAC Bangalore, acknowledged ChipIN's co-development potential.
In addition to high-performance computing and semiconductor development, C-DAC is committed to other national quantum technology efforts. Quantum Processing Units (QPUs) and cryogenic electronics and control systems, which are the foundation of any advanced quantum computing system, are being made locally.
C-DAC has a unique potential to accelerate these vital domestic developments by working with Rigetti, a superconducting quantum computing pioneer. This strategy is also meant to assist India improve superconducting quantum hardware and obtain access to superior processor fabrication facilities.
The MOU with Rigetti is essential and vital to India's technological ambitions, according to C-DAC. Beyond hardware design, the cooperation uses the next hybrid computing architecture to develop crucial use cases and application workflows. To successfully turn theoretical quantum benefits into actual, usable, and applicable solutions for the public and private sectors, this is crucial.
Importantly, the partnership includes many workforce development activities to train highly skilled personnel for long-term innovation and leadership in this inventive business. The MOU states that the goal is to successfully present these jointly generated technologies to the market to demonstrate a strong commitment to their practical implementation and generate significant economic value for the country.
“Our collaboration with Rigetti is a critical step towards creating domestic cryogenic electronics, ensuring access to advanced processor manufacture, and producing superconducting quantum hardware,” said C-DAC Director General Shri. E. Magesh. By advancing electronics and IT, this collaboration should boost India's leadership in next-generation technology. C-DAC Bangalore Executive Director Dr. S D Sudarsan said the alliance will “drive innovation in electronics and information technology, particularly in quantum and hybrid computing, contributing meaningfully to the nation's technological progress.”
This strategic relationship emphasises C-DAC's hard work, which supports India's technical independence and global leadership goals. By focussing on quantum and hybrid computing, C-DAC is helping solve complex problems that classical computers cannot solve.
Because of C-DAC's proactive engagement, India is a major player in this global technological race. Government quantum computing investments are expected to reach $1.8 billion in 2024 (66% of total investments) and surpass $10 billion in early 2025. C-DAC, a vital national asset guiding India through the revolutionary landscape of next-generation computing, is strategically combining domestic development initiatives with strategic access to international expertise to drought a strong and forward-looking strategy for India's technological future.
Like a national space agency designs satellites, rockets, and mission control centres for space travel, C-DAC is India's digital and technical future. C-DAC is establishing advanced computing infrastructure by building quantum processing units and associated sophisticated cryogenic systems and developing more complete strategies for integrating these powerful new instruments into high-performance computing settings.
C-DAC works with Rigetti to acquire technology and strategically create the infrastructure, talent, and expertise India needs to autonomously navigate and lead the hybrid quantum computing frontier, ensuring its technical advancement and competitive edge.
