RacQ will be demonstrated in action at next week’s Dell Technologies World expo in Las Vegas.
Irish quantum computing start-up Equal1 has launched the next iteration of its server technology for deployment, integration and use in data centre infrastructure.
The ‘RacQ’ is described as “the next generation” of the company’s ‘Bell-1’ server and is claimed to be “the world’s first deployable rack-mounted silicon-spin quantum computer designed to live within a standard 19-inch data centre rack”.
According to the Dublin-based company, RacQ is designed to utilise hybrid quantum-classical computing, in which classical and quantum technologies work in tandem as single system to optimise efficiency and effect, for “high-impact” application such as investment risk analysis, materials simulation and supply chain optimisation.
“For nearly every organisation, quantum computing remains out of reach, confined to labs,” said Jason Lynch, CEO of Equal1.
“We’re changing that. We are putting quantum inside the rack so customers can roll it in, plug it in and begin running hybrid quantum-classical workloads in days, using the infrastructure they already own.”
RacQ’s configuration is optimised for use at standard data centres, according to Equal1, with power requirements, cooling mechanisms, and weight and footprint dimensions designed for accessibility to centre operators working with “existing server stacks” or specialised high-performance “nodes”.
The system’s architecture, according to the company, is built using standard semiconductor processes and powered by ‘UnityQ’, a “breakthrough quantum system-on-chip that will integrate the complete quantum system onto a single silicon package”.
RacQ will be demonstrated in action at next week’s Dell Technologies World expo in Las Vegas through a research collaboration between Equal1 and Dell to explore how hybrid quantum-classical computing can operate inside existing data centre environments.
Equal1, which was founded in 2017 at University College Dublin, says quantum computing using standard silicon is the way to overcome challenges posed by AI to the power and cost thresholds of traditional computers.
The RacQ predecessor Bell-1 server, launched in March 2025, was claimed at the time as the first-ever Irish-made quantum computer, as well as the the world’s first silicon-based quantum server designed for data centres and high-performance computing.
In January of this year, the company raised $60m in a funding round led by the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund. In April, Equal1 said it would partner with Californian quantum infrastructure software maker Q-Ctrl for the deployment of rack-mounted quantum computers in enterprise data centres, as well as with French computer company Bull to help “advance the next generation of hybrid quantum-classical technologies with European solutions”.
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