For those ready to take their acceleration needs a step into the future, Intel announced the Intel Quantum SDK, designed to help developers learn how to program quantum algorithms and start bringing this nascent technology to its full potential. The beta version is now available through the Intel Developer Cloud.
Lavender also detailed progress toward post-quantum cryptography, a part of Intel’s three-phased approach to address threats posed by quantum computers outlined at Intel Vision in May. Recent developments toward standardization and raising the urgency of opportunities and risks “are major steps forward for our industry as it prepares to be Y2Q-ready or quantum-resistant by 2030,” Lavender said. “Many believe Y2Q will have a bigger impact than the ‘millennium bug’ in the year 2000.”
As part of Intel’s goal to bring neuromorphic technology to commercial reality, Intel Labs announced new tools for developers including Kapoho Point, a stackable multi-board platform based on the Loihi 2 research chip, updates to its Lava open software development framework, and the addition of new members and eight Intel-sponsored university projects to the Intel Neuromorphic Research Community (INRC).
Another way Intel has long nurtured future innovation is through education and partnerships with academia. Today, the company announced the Intel Rising Star Faculty Award program, which recognizes early-career faculty whose innovative and disruptive ideas are making significant contributions to either research or education within the semiconductor and computing industry.
