QuEra and HPE Partner on Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing for HPC

Insider Brief

• QuEra Computing and HPE are collaborating to integrate QuEra’s neutral-atom fault-tolerant quantum systems with HPE Cray supercomputing platforms for on-premise hybrid quantum-classical computing.
• The collaboration will focus on integrated testbeds, hybrid algorithm co-design, software interoperability and system-level performance benchmarking.
• QuEra plans to offer cloud and on-premise routes to its fault-tolerant systems, including Libra, a planned 256-plus logical-qubit system targeted for cloud availability in 2028.

PRESS RELEASE — QuEra Computing, the leader in neutral-atom quantum computing, today announced a collaboration with HPE to integrate neutral-atom, fault-tolerant quantum computing with on-premise high-performance computing (HPC) environments powered by the HPE Cray supercomputing platform. The collaboration gives HPC centers, national laboratories, and enterprises a path to bring QuEra’s frontier systems into new supercomputing infrastructure.

Useful fault-tolerant quantum computing will run alongside classical supercomputing in hybrid workflows where HPC handles large-scale classical computation and the quantum system tackles selected subproblems that are impractical or impossible to solve classically. Organizations that already operate large classical resources have new choices in how they bring quantum computing into their workflows — through the cloud, on-premise, or a combination of the two. The combined approach aligns with US national priorities, such as Genesis Mission, a historic national initiative led by the U.S. Department of Energy, which is building the world’s most powerful integrated science discovery platform. By uniting government, industry, academia, and philanthropy, it is accelerating breakthroughs in energy, scientific discovery, and national security through a new platform that combines AI, supercomputing, quantum systems, and advanced scientific instruments.