Amazon Web Services (AWS) has expanded its quantum computing capabilities with the addition of IQM’s newest quantum processing unit, Emerald, to its Amazon Braket platform. Amazon Braket, AWS’s managed quantum computing service, now offers access to IQM’s 54-qubit superconducting processor, further strengthening its position as a central hub for quantum development and experimentation across multiple hardware types.

Emerald, developed by IQM, is a transmon-based superconducting QPU featuring a 54-qubit square-lattice architecture, designed to support modern gate fidelities and dynamic circuits. Its integration into Amazon Braket enables users to explore and test quantum algorithms using some of the most advanced superconducting technology currently available in Europe.

With this update, AWS continues to broaden Braket’s hardware portfolio, which already includes neutral atom, trapped-ion, and other superconducting systems.

Deploying Quantum Applications

Developers can use the Braket SDK as well as familiar frameworks such as Qiskit, Pennylane, and NVIDIA CUDA-Q to write and deploy quantum applications on Emerald. Amazon Braket’s Hybrid Jobs feature allows users to run managed quantum-classical workloads and provides prioritized access to the new QPU, optimizing performance for time-sensitive experiments.

The Emerald QPU is hosted in Munich, Germany, and accessible via the AWS Europe (Stockholm) Region. Through the AWS Cloud Credits for Research program, eligible academic researchers can apply for funding to support quantum experiments conducted on Braket.

This continued expansion of Amazon Braket’s capabilities would reinforce AWS’s role as a leading provider of cloud-based quantum computing infrastructure for both commercial and research applications.

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