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title: "D-Wave Systems"
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source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-Wave_Systems"
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category: "reference"
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tags: "science, encyclopedia"
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date_saved: "2026-05-05T11:06:52.071639+00:00"
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== Incidents and criticisms ==
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Despite its pioneering role in quantum annealing, D-Wave has faced criticism regarding the practical utility and commercial viability of its systems. In March 2025, D-Wave announced that it had achieved what it described as "quantum supremacy," reporting that its latest quantum annealer solved a specialized optimization problem faster than the world's most powerful classical supercomputers could replicate the result. The Wall Street Journal noted that while the experiment demonstrated a performance gap favoring D-Wave's hardware, skeptics argued the problem was carefully chosen to highlight the system's strengths and did not reflect general-purpose computational tasks. Critics further observed that advances in classical algorithms might soon close this benchmark gap, suggesting that D-Wave's claimed supremacy may be limited to narrow, contrived applications rather than broad, real-world problems. In April 2025, independent investment research firm Kerrisdale Capital argued that D-Wave's market valuation was "disconnected from its stagnating revenue and lack of broad commercial adoption," highlighting concerns over significant share dilution and questioning the company's path to profitability.
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== See also ==
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List of companies involved in quantum computing or communication
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Adiabatic quantum computation
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Analog computer
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AQUA@home
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Flux qubit
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Quantum annealing
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Superconducting quantum computing
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IBM Q System One
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== References ==
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== External links ==
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Official website
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"Announcement of the 16-qubit quantum computer demonstration". January 19, 2007.
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Quantum Computing Day 2: Image Recognition with an Adiabatic Quantum Computer on YouTube.
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Karimi, Kamran; Dickson, Neil G.; et al. (January 27, 2011). "Investigating the Performance of an Adiabatic Quantum Optimization Processor". arXiv:1006.4147 [quant-ph]. Theoretical performance of a D-Wave processor.
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Ghosh, A.; Mukherjee, S. (December 2, 2013). "Quantum Annealing and Computation: A Brief Documentary Note". Science and Culture. 79: 485–500. arXiv:1310.1339. Bibcode:2013arXiv1310.1339G. |