Dancing with Ions: Inside the Quantinuum Quantum Computer

Quantum computers based on trapped ion qubits are a promising platform for high-performing systems. Quantinuum has progressed this emerging technology by developing quantum computers based on the quantum charge-coupled device (QCCD) architecture. I will discuss details of Quantinuum's next generation of trapped ion hardware, including our QCCD architecture implementation, our native operation set, and the ion transport dance that brings our qubits together to perform gates. Additionally, I will go into some scaling challenges faced by our next generation systems, as well as our long-term outlook to ameliorate them.