Release 0.14.2

.github/workflows/deploy.yml

@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build wheels
         env:
           AER_CMAKE_OPENMP_BUILD: 1
-          CIBW_SKIP: "pp* cp38-macosx_arm64 cp39-macosx_arm64"
         run: python -m cibuildwheel --output-dir wheelhouse
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
@@ -133,7 +132,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Maximize build space
         uses: easimon/maximize-build-space@master
         with:
-          root-reserve-mb: 30000
+          root-reserve-mb: 32000
           swap-size-mb: 1024
           remove-dotnet: 'true'
           remove-android: 'true'
@@ -149,9 +148,10 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip install cibuildwheel==2.16.2
       - name: Build wheels
         env:
-          CIBW_BEFORE_ALL: "yum install -y yum-utils wget && wget -q https://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/11.8.0/local_installers/cuda-repo-rhel7-11-8-local-11.8.0_520.61.05-1.x86_64.rpm && rpm -i cuda-repo-rhel7-11-8-local-11.8.0_520.61.05-1.x86_64.rpm && yum clean all && yum -y install cuda && yum -y install openblas-devel && yum-config-manager --add-repo https://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/repos/rhel7/x86_64/cuda-rhel7.repo && yum clean all"
-          CIBW_BEFORE_BUILD : "pip cache purge && pip install nvidia-cuda-runtime-cu11 nvidia-cublas-cu11 nvidia-cusolver-cu11 nvidia-cusparse-cu11 cuquantum-cu11"
+          CIBW_BEFORE_ALL: "pip cache purge && yum install -y yum-utils wget && wget -q https://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/11.8.0/local_installers/cuda-repo-rhel7-11-8-local-11.8.0_520.61.05-1.x86_64.rpm && rpm -i cuda-repo-rhel7-11-8-local-11.8.0_520.61.05-1.x86_64.rpm && yum clean all && yum -y install cuda && yum -y install openblas-devel && yum-config-manager --add-repo https://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/repos/rhel7/x86_64/cuda-rhel7.repo && yum clean all"
+          CIBW_BEFORE_BUILD : "pip install nvidia-cuda-runtime-cu11 nvidia-cublas-cu11 nvidia-cusolver-cu11 nvidia-cusparse-cu11 cuquantum-cu11"
           CIBW_SKIP: "*-manylinux_i686 pp* cp36* cp37* *musllinux*"
+          CIBW_TEST_SKIP: "*"
           CIBW_ENVIRONMENT: QISKIT_AER_PACKAGE_NAME=qiskit-aer-gpu-cu11 QISKIT_AER_CUDA_MAJOR=11 CMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=true AER_THRUST_BACKEND=CUDA CUDACXX=/usr/local/cuda/bin/nvcc AER_CUDA_ARCH="7.0 7.2 7.5 8.0 8.6 8.7" AER_PYTHON_CUDA_ROOT=/opt/_internal AER_CIBUILD=true
           CIBW_REPAIR_WHEEL_COMMAND: 'auditwheel repair --exclude libcudart.so.11.0 --exclude libcustatevec.so.1 --exclude libcutensornet.so.2 --exclude libcutensor.so.1 --exclude libcutensorMg.so.1 --exclude libcusolver.so.11 --exclude libcusolverMg.so.11 --exclude libcusparse.so.11 --exclude libcublas.so.11 --exclude libcublasLt.so.11 -w {dest_dir} {wheel}'
         run: |
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Maximize build space
         uses: easimon/maximize-build-space@master
         with:
-          root-reserve-mb: 30000
+          root-reserve-mb: 32000
           swap-size-mb: 1024
           remove-dotnet: 'true'
           remove-android: 'true'
@@ -192,9 +192,10 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip install cibuildwheel==2.16.2
       - name: Build wheels
         env:
-          CIBW_BEFORE_ALL: "yum install -y yum-utils wget && wget -q https://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/12.4.0/local_installers/cuda-repo-rhel7-12-4-local-12.4.0_550.54.14-1.x86_64.rpm && rpm -i cuda-repo-rhel7-12-4-local-12.4.0_550.54.14-1.x86_64.rpm && yum clean all && yum -y install nvidia-driver-latest-dkms && yum -y install cuda-toolkit-12-4 && yum -y install openblas-devel && yum clean all"
-          CIBW_BEFORE_BUILD : "pip cache purge && pip install nvidia-cuda-runtime-cu12 nvidia-nvjitlink-cu12 nvidia-cublas-cu12 nvidia-cusolver-cu12 nvidia-cusparse-cu12 cuquantum-cu12"
+          CIBW_BEFORE_ALL: "pip cache purge && yum install -y yum-utils wget && wget -q https://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/12.4.0/local_installers/cuda-repo-rhel7-12-4-local-12.4.0_550.54.14-1.x86_64.rpm && rpm -i cuda-repo-rhel7-12-4-local-12.4.0_550.54.14-1.x86_64.rpm && yum clean all && yum -y install nvidia-driver-latest-dkms && yum -y install cuda-toolkit-12-4 && yum -y install openblas-devel && yum clean all"
+          CIBW_BEFORE_BUILD : "pip install nvidia-cuda-runtime-cu12 nvidia-nvjitlink-cu12 nvidia-cublas-cu12 nvidia-cusolver-cu12 nvidia-cusparse-cu12 cuquantum-cu12"
           CIBW_SKIP: "*-manylinux_i686 pp* cp36* cp37* *musllinux*"
+          CIBW_TEST_SKIP: "*"
           CIBW_ENVIRONMENT: QISKIT_AER_PACKAGE_NAME=qiskit-aer-gpu QISKIT_AER_CUDA_MAJOR=12 CMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=true AER_THRUST_BACKEND=CUDA CUDACXX=/usr/local/cuda/bin/nvcc AER_CUDA_ARCH="7.0 7.2 7.5 8.0 8.6 8.7 9.0" AER_PYTHON_CUDA_ROOT=/opt/_internal AER_CIBUILD=true
           CIBW_REPAIR_WHEEL_COMMAND: 'auditwheel repair --exclude libcudart.so.12 --exclude libcustatevec.so.1 --exclude libcutensornet.so.2 --exclude libcutensor.so.1 --exclude libcutensorMg.so.1 --exclude libcusolver.so.11 --exclude libcusolverMg.so.11 --exclude libcusolver.so.12 --exclude libcusolverMg.so.12 --exclude libcusparse.so.12 --exclude libcublas.so.12 --exclude libcublasLt.so.12 --exclude libnvJitLink.so.12 -w {dest_dir} {wheel}'
         run: |

README.md

@@ -134,13 +134,13 @@ provider = QiskitRuntimeService(channel='ibm_quantum', token="set your own token
 backend = provider.get_backend("ibm_kyoto")
 
 # create sampler from the actual backend
-sampler.from_backend(backend)
+sampler = SamplerV2.from_backend(backend)
 
 # run a sampler job on the parameterized circuits with noise model of the actual hardware
-job3 = sampler.run([(pqc, theta1), (pqc2, theta2)])
+bell_t = transpile(bell, AerSimulator(basis_gates=["ecr", "id", "rz", "sx"]), optimization_level=0)
+job3 = sampler.run([bell_t], shots=128)
 job_result = job3.result()
-print(f"Parameterized for Bell circuit w/noise: {job_result[0].data.meas.get_counts()}")
-
+print(f"counts for Bell circuit w/noise: {job_result[0].data.meas.get_counts()}")
 ```
 
 ## Contribution Guidelines

docs/conf.py

@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@
 author = 'Qiskit Development Team'
 
 # The short X.Y version
-version = '0.14.1'
+version = '0.14.2'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = '0.14.1'
+release = '0.14.2'
 
 templates_path = ['_templates']
 

qiskit_aer/VERSION.txt

@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.14.1
+0.14.2

qiskit_aer/backends/aer_compiler.py

@@ -812,17 +812,43 @@ def _assemble_op(
 
     aer_cond_expr = conditional_expr.accept(_AssembleExprImpl(circ)) if conditional_expr else None
 
+    # check if there is ctrl_state option
+    ctrl_state_pos = name.find("_o")
+    if ctrl_state_pos > 0:
+        gate_name = name[0:ctrl_state_pos]
+    else:
+        gate_name = name
+
     num_of_aer_ops = 1
     # fmt: off
-    if basis_gates is None and name in {
+    if (gate_name in {
         "ccx", "ccz", "cp", "cswap", "csx", "cx", "cy", "cz", "delay", "ecr", "h",
         "id", "mcp", "mcphase", "mcr", "mcrx", "mcry", "mcrz", "mcswap", "mcsx",
         "mcu", "mcu1", "mcu2", "mcu3", "mcx", "mcx_gray", "mcy", "mcz", "p", "r",
         "rx", "rxx", "ry", "ryy", "rz", "rzx", "rzz", "s", "sdg", "swap", "sx", "sxdg",
         "t", "tdg", "u", "x", "y", "z", "u1", "u2", "u3", "cu", "cu1", "cu2", "cu3",
-    }:
-        aer_circ.gate(name, qubits, params, [], conditional_reg, aer_cond_expr,
-                      label if label else name)
+        "crx", "cry", "crz",
+    }) and (basis_gates is None or gate_name in basis_gates):
+        if ctrl_state_pos > 0:
+            # Add x gates for ctrl qubits which state=0
+            ctrl_state = int(name[ctrl_state_pos+2:len(name)])
+            for i in range(len(qubits)):
+                if (ctrl_state >> i) & 1 == 0:
+                    qubits_i = [qubits[len(qubits) - 1 - i]]
+                    aer_circ.gate("x", qubits_i, params, [], conditional_reg, aer_cond_expr,
+                                  label if label else "x")
+                    num_of_aer_ops += 1
+            aer_circ.gate(gate_name, qubits, params, [], conditional_reg, aer_cond_expr,
+                          label if label else gate_name)
+            for i in range(len(qubits)):
+                if (ctrl_state >> i) & 1 == 0:
+                    qubits_i = [qubits[len(qubits) - 1 - i]]
+                    aer_circ.gate("x", qubits_i, params, [], conditional_reg, aer_cond_expr,
+                                  label if label else "x")
+                    num_of_aer_ops += 1
+        else:
+            aer_circ.gate(name, qubits, params, [], conditional_reg, aer_cond_expr,
+                          label if label else name)
     elif name == "measure":
         if is_conditional:
             aer_circ.measure(qubits, clbits, clbits)
@@ -914,9 +940,6 @@ def _assemble_op(
         aer_circ.mark(qubits, params)
     elif name == "qerror_loc":
         aer_circ.set_qerror_loc(qubits, label if label else name, conditional_reg, aer_cond_expr)
-    elif basis_gates is not None and name in basis_gates:
-        aer_circ.gate(name, qubits, params, [], conditional_reg, aer_cond_expr,
-                      label if label else name)
     elif name in ("for_loop", "while_loop", "if_else"):
         raise AerError(
             "control-flow instructions must be converted " f"to jump and mark instructions: {name}"

qiskit_aer/backends/aer_simulator.py

@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ class AerSimulator(AerBackend):
       than number of total shots.
       This option is available for ``"statevector"``, ``"density_matrix"``
       and ``"tensor_network"``.
+      WARNING: `shot_branching` option is unstable on MacOS currently
 
     * ``shot_branching_sampling_enable`` (bool): This option enables/disables
       applying sampling measure if the input circuit has all the measure
@@ -524,6 +525,7 @@ class AerSimulator(AerBackend):
                 "continue_loop",
                 "reset",
                 "switch_case",
+                "delay",
             ]
         ),
         "density_matrix": sorted(
@@ -548,6 +550,7 @@ class AerSimulator(AerBackend):
                 "continue_loop",
                 "reset",
                 "switch_case",
+                "delay",
             ]
         ),
         "matrix_product_state": sorted(
@@ -574,6 +577,7 @@ class AerSimulator(AerBackend):
                 "continue_loop",
                 "reset",
                 "switch_case",
+                "delay",
             ]
         ),
         "stabilizer": sorted(
@@ -597,6 +601,7 @@ class AerSimulator(AerBackend):
                 "continue_loop",
                 "reset",
                 "switch_case",
+                "delay",
             ]
         ),
         "extended_stabilizer": sorted(
@@ -606,6 +611,7 @@ class AerSimulator(AerBackend):
                 "roerror",
                 "save_statevector",
                 "reset",
+                "delay",
             ]
         ),
         "unitary": sorted(
@@ -614,6 +620,7 @@ class AerSimulator(AerBackend):
                 "save_unitary",
                 "set_unitary",
                 "reset",
+                "delay",
             ]
         ),
         "superop": sorted(
@@ -626,6 +633,7 @@ class AerSimulator(AerBackend):
                 "save_superop",
                 "set_superop",
                 "reset",
+                "delay",
             ]
         ),
         "tensor_network": sorted(
@@ -649,6 +657,7 @@ class AerSimulator(AerBackend):
                 "set_density_matrix",
                 "reset",
                 "switch_case",
+                "delay",
             ]
         ),
     }
@@ -744,6 +753,9 @@ def __init__(
             backend_options=backend_options,
         )
 
+        if "basis_gates" in backend_options.items():
+            self._check_basis_gates(backend_options["basis_gates"])
+
     @classmethod
     def _default_options(cls):
         return Options(
@@ -897,11 +909,12 @@ def configuration(self):
         config = copy.copy(self._configuration)
         for key, val in self._options_configuration.items():
             setattr(config, key, val)
+
+        method = getattr(self.options, "method", "automatic")
+
         # Update basis gates based on custom options, config, method,
         # and noise model
-        config.custom_instructions = self._CUSTOM_INSTR[
-            getattr(self.options, "method", "automatic")
-        ]
+        config.custom_instructions = self._CUSTOM_INSTR[method]
         config.basis_gates = self._cached_basis_gates + config.custom_instructions
         return config
 
@@ -932,6 +945,9 @@ def set_option(self, key, value):
                     f" are: {self.available_methods()}"
                 )
             self._set_method_config(value)
+        if key == "basis_gates":
+            self._check_basis_gates(value)
+
         super().set_option(key, value)
         if key in ["method", "noise_model", "basis_gates"]:
             self._cached_basis_gates = self._basis_gates()
@@ -1046,3 +1062,11 @@ def _set_method_config(self, method=None):
 
         self._set_configuration_option("description", description)
         self._set_configuration_option("n_qubits", n_qubits)
+
+    def _check_basis_gates(self, basis_gates):
+        method = getattr(self.options, "method", "automatic")
+        # check if basis_gates contains non-supported gates
+        if method != "automatic":
+            for gate in basis_gates:
+                if gate not in self._BASIS_GATES[method]:
+                    raise AerError(f"Invalid gate {gate} for simulation method {method}.")

qiskit_aer/backends/aerbackend.py

@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ def target(self):
 
     def set_max_qubits(self, max_qubits):
         """Set maximun number of qubits to be used for this backend."""
-        if self._target is not None:
+        if self._target is None:
             self._configuration.n_qubits = max_qubits
 
     def clear_options(self):
@@ -737,10 +737,3 @@ def __repr__(self):
         name = self.__class__.__name__
         display = f"'{self.name}'"
         return f"{name}({display})"
-
-    def get_translation_stage_plugin(self):
-        """use custom translation method to avoid gate exchange"""
-        if self._target is None:
-            return "aer_backend_plugin"
-        else:
-            return None