Quantum accelerated computer architectures

L. Riesebos, X. Fu, A. A. Moueddenne, L. Lao, S. Varsamopoulos, I. Ashraf, J. Van Someren, N. Khammassi, C. G. Almudever, K. Bertels

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Abstract

Modern computer applications usually consist of a variety of components that often require quite different computational co-processors. Some examples of such co-processors are TPUs, GPUs or FPGAs. A more recent and promising technology that is being investigated is quantum co-processors. In this paper, we present a modern computer architecture where a quantum co-processor is included as an additional accelerator. In such an environment, the idea is to execute the application on a heterogeneous architecture where the classic processor will execute the host part, but certain components will be mapped, in our case, on the quantum accelerator. To this purpose, we define the distinct layers for the quantum computer architecture where there is a clear boundary between the host program and quantum kernel(s). We also discuss the opportunities and challenges of mapping hybrid algorithms to such a heterogeneous quantum computer architecture.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2019 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2019 - Proceedings
EditorsHiroto Yasuura, Yoshikazu Miyanaga, Hitoshi Kiya
Place of PublicationPiscataway, NJ, USA
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Number of pages4
Volume2019-May
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-7281-0397-6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019
Event2019 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2019 - Sapporo, Japan
Duration: 26 May 201929 May 2019

Conference

Conference2019 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2019
Country/TerritoryJapan
CitySapporo
Period26/05/1929/05/19

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