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Lower Qubit Requirements Narrow Quantum Computing’s Path to Utility

Yaqumo CEO Kazuhiro Nakashoji argues that quantum computing’s long-delayed commercial timeline is narrowing because hardware capabilities are rising as the number of qubits needed for useful work falls. He says progress in algorithms, error correction and neutral-atom hardware could bring those curves together around 2030, though quantum processors would serve as specialized accelerators alongside conventional systems rather than replace them. Yaqumo’s bet is that integrating the lasers, vacuum equipment and software behind those machines can turn laboratory research into deployable infrastructure.