CAS Cold Atom

CAS Cold Atom (中科酷原) is a Wuhan-based quantum computing company founded in 2020, developing neutral atom quantum computers based on technology from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The company released 'Hanyuan-1' (寒原一号), one of China's first commercial neutral atom quantum computing systems. CAS Cold Atom focuses on scalable neutral atom quantum processors using optical tweezers and laser cooling techniques to trap and manipulate individual atoms as qubits. The company represents China's efforts to commercialize neutral atom quantum computing technology, competing with international players in this promising qubit modality known for its potential scalability and long coherence times.

2025 Developments: The company continues to advance its neutral atom quantum computing technology in 2025, focusing on increasing qubit counts and improving gate fidelities for practical quantum computing applications.