Google Says It’s One Step Closer to Building a Quantum Computer With the Willow Chip

The new quantum chip called Willow was designed and manufactured by Alphabet Inc.

Alphabet Inc. and Google CEO Sundar Pichai attends the inauguration of a Google Artificial Intelligence (AI) hub in Paris on Feb. 15, 2024. Alain Jocard / AFP via Getty Images

Google says it has solved a major problem in quantum computing by introducing a new quantum chip, Willow.

On Dec. 9, Google Quantum AI, part of Mountain View, California, technology giant Alphabet Inc., said it had made a significant step toward its goal of building “a useful, large-scale quantum computer.”