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Italy's first neutral-atom quantum computer, tied to a top-10 supercomputer

Pasqal / CINECA (Italy) — Pasqal inaugurated SOL, a 140-qubit neutral-atom processor, at CINECA in Bologna — Italy's first neutral-atom quantum computer, engineered for tight integration with the Leonardo pre-exascale supercomputer (Top500 #10). Procured by the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking with Italy's research ministry, it is Pasqal's third EuroHPC-linked system after France and Germany — extending Europe's HPC–quantum integration push.

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