Oskar Painter, Amazon’s head of quantum hardware, criticized Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella ‘s statements as exaggerated. Painter expressed more favorable opinions on quantum efforts by Alphabet Inc.'s Google and IBM.

The race to build real quantum computers is moving fast. Every week, big companies reveal new advances. Last week was Amazon’s (AMZN) turn with

Dubbed Ocelot, it’s designed to correct errors with less hardware overhead.

Amazon debuted its new "Ocelot" chip, joining other tech giants like Google and Microsoft in the race to develop full-fledged quantum computers.

Amazon executives have questioned the validity of Microsoft's quantum computing breakthrough, calling it overhyped and lacking substantial evidence. I

Following Google and Microsoft’s quantum computing announcements, the tech giant says its new chip will lead to more reliable quantum computers.

Amazon is making its foray into quantum computing with the launch of a new chip designed to make quantum error correction more efficient. In an announcement on Thursday, Amazon Web Services (AWS) said the chip, called Ocelot, can “reduce the costs of implementing quantum error correction by up to 90%, compared to current approaches.”

Amazon unveiled its first-ever quantum computing chip on Thursday following similar announcements from Microsoft and Google.

Microsoft, Amazon, and Google each announced new prototypes of quantum computing chips, but scientists say that the field is still evolving.

Amazon's new "Ocelot" processor is a first-generation quantum chip developed by the AWS Center for Quantum Computing in Pasadena, California. (AWS Photo)

Founded in 2020, Dutch startup QuantWare is one of these, which claims that the hardware it manufactures already powers quantum computers for customers in 20 countries. Its core offering, VIO, focuses on scaling bottlenecks in quantum processing units (QPUs).

AWS has launchd Ocelot, its first quantum computing chip, bringing it into line with its big cloud rivals Microsoft and Google.