EDA and Quantum Computing: The key role of Quantum Circuits

Abstract

Quantum computing (QC) is fast emerging as a potential disruptive technology that can upend some businesses in the short-term and many enterprises in the long run. Electronic Design Automation (EDA) is uniquely positioned to not only benefit from quantum computing technologies but can also impact the pace of development of that technology. Quantum circuits will play a key role in driving the synergy between quantum and EDA. Much like standard cell libraries became the most important abstraction between CMOS technology and most EDA tooling and spawned four decades of EDA innovation and designer productivity, quantum circuits can unleash a similar streak of innovation in quantum computing.