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  A Chinese firm has released Origin Tianji 4.0. a self-developed superconducting quantum measurement and control system that supports 500-plus qubit quantum computers,

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  signifying the advancement of China's production capabilities in quantum computing.

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  Origin Quantum, a startup.

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  based in the eastern Chinese city of Hefei,

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  built and upgraded the fourth-generation system based on its preceding 3.0 version,

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  which powers Origin Wukong,

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  China's independently developed third-generation superconducting quantum computer.

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  The new system features improvements in scalability, integration, stability and automation.

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  Dubbed the nerve centres of quantum computers,

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  measurement and control systems manage precise signal generation,

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  acquisition and control for quantum chips.

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  Kong Weicheng,

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  deputy director of Anhui Quantum Computing Engineering Research Center and head of the systems development team,

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  said Origin Tianji 4.0 will enhance the efficient control and accurate readout of quantum chips,

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  reducing the research and development and delivery timetable of quantum computers.

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  According to the research centre, since it went into operation on January 6,

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  2024, Origin Wukong has served users in 139 countries and regions,

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  over 26 million times, and completed more than 380,000 quantum computing tasks,

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