One of the core components of a quantum computer is the quantum processing unit (QPU) or quantum processor. Instead of binary bits used in classical computing, quantum computers use quantum bits ...

This electrode controls the coupling between the two electron spins. With this method the physicists have realized a stable and functional basic processing unit of a quantum computer.

The term “central processing unit” (CPU) has popularly applied to a number of different parts of a computer over the past few decades, but it most commonly denotes the microprocessor chip that ...