The European Patent Office published patent application EP4634835A1 for a drive controller system for qubits, filed by IQM Finland Oy of Finland. The patent covers technology for controlling quantum computing qubits and is classified under G06N 10/40 (2022). The designated states include all EU member states plus EFTA countries (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, ME, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR).

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