Details
- Rigetti will deliver a 9-qubit Novera quantum computing system to power TangleLab, a new hybrid quantum-classical supercomputing testbed at Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, funded by a $5 million NSF grant.
- The project partners are Rigetti Computing, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), and Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, with NSF support under award #2537076.
- TangleLab will integrate Rigetti’s superconducting Novera QPU with an HPE classical HPC system to advance quantum-classical workflows for research, public sector organizations, and enterprises.
- The testbed is scheduled to begin construction at PSC’s new data center on September 1, 2026, with full operations targeted for 2027, and will offer competitive access, training, and consulting for researchers and educators.
- Rigetti’s Novera, its first commercially available 9-qubit QPU based on the Ankaa-class architecture, is sold on-premises and is part of a broader roadmap that includes chiplet-based Cepheus systems up to 108 qubits, positioning the company in the emerging hybrid quantum-HPC market.
Impact
TangleLab strengthens the trend toward tightly integrated quantum-HPC-AI environments, giving U.S. researchers a concrete platform to develop and benchmark hybrid workflows aligned with federal priorities in quantum information science and artificial intelligence. Over the next 12–24 months, such testbeds are likely to influence funding toward practical, on-premises quantum systems and accelerate workforce development and application-focused quantum R&D.
