India, Aug. 28 -- IBM and AMD have announced a partnership to develop next-generation computing architectures that combine quantum computing with high-performance computing (HPC), a model they describe as quantum-centric supercomputing.

The collaboration aims to create scalable, open-source platforms that merge IBM's progress in quantum computers and software with AMD's leadership in HPC and AI accelerators. Together, the companies believe they can unlock new ways to address problems that remain out of reach for classical computing.

Quantum computing operates on qubits, which follow the laws of quantum mechanics and can represent far richer states than classical bits. This allows for a computational space capable of simulating molecular...