D-Wave

Axiom 1: Hardware's sole purpose is running a specific algorithm.
Axiom 2: You have to bring up your own process within semiconductor industry

-- Geordie Rose, D-Wave

Geordie Rose, the founder of the first company that commercializes quantum computer D-wave, gives a brief talk at CIFAR Nanoelectronics about bringing quantum computation into reality. The axioms of his company are at heart of the company's problem-oriented philosophy. Their computer is algorithm-dependent. It means that the hardware is designed and fabricated to run a specific algorithm. This approach is completely different from the generic approached adopted by researchers worldwide who try to build basic logic unit. Because their computer can only run one algorithm, their application is limited, and therefore their market is limited as well. But the company still attracted huge amount of attention from the media, academy and business, and have investors such as Goldman Sachs. Why?

When I asked Geordise Rose how could he convince his investors to put money to a computer that can only solve a specific problem, his answer surprised me. He said being specific is actually an advantage in his case.