Hybrid Classical-Quantum Computer for Chemical System Simulation

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Published April 2nd, 2026

Detected April 3rd, 2026

Summary

Quantinuum GmbH filed USPTO patent application US20260094036A1 for a hybrid computing system combining classical and quantum processors to simulate chemical systems. The invention uses pre-entangler and variational circuit algorithms to generate quantum ansatz values for electron orbital simulations. Application filed September 13, 2023; published April 2, 2026.

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Quantinuum GmbH has obtained publication of US Patent Application US20260094036A1 covering a hybrid computing arrangement for simulating chemical systems. The system combines a classical computer with a quantum computer and uses a pre-entangler algorithm and fixed circuit algorithm to generate a quantum ansatz and Hamiltonian for variational circuit computation. The output includes electron orbital simulation data for the chemical system. Inventors are Henrik Dreyer and Mohsin Iqbal.

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Quantum Computer Apparatus and Method for Operation

Application US20260094036A1 Kind: A1 Apr 02, 2026

Assignee

Quantinuum GmbH

Inventors

Henrik Dreyer, Mohsin Iqbal

Abstract

There is provided a hybrid computing arrangement this is configured to implement a simulation of a chemical system, wherein the hybrid computing arrangement includes a combination of a classical computer coupled to a quantum computer, wherein the hybrid computing arrangement is configured in use to receive input data and to generate corresponding processed output data from the input data, wherein the computing arrangement is: (a) configured to receive information describing a chemical system in the input data: (b) configured to process the information describing the chemical system using a pre-entangler algorithm and a fixed circuit algorithm to generate a quantum ansatz defining initial values for a quantum circuit computation, and a Hamiltonian from which is generated a variational circuit algorithm: (c) configured to compute using the quantum ansatz and the variation circuit algorithm a corresponding quantum circuit to generate quantum computations results; and (d) configured to process the quantum computational results to generate the output data including information describing an electron orbital simulation of the chemical system.