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UPI
4 days ago
- Business
- UPI
IBM 'more certain' of new quantum computer by 2029
June 10 (UPI) -- IBM on Tuesday revealed its map to the development of its large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer styled as "Quantum Starling." The Quantum Starling, to be built at IBM headquarters in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., will be part of IBM's new Quantum Nighthawk processor set for release later this year. "IBM is charting the next frontier in quantum computing," IBM Chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna said Tuesday. The Nighthawk is set to replace the Quantum Heron processor, the company said in a blog post. The Nighthawk, meanwhile, runs at 5,000 gates like the Heron with plans to boost it to 15,000 gates within the next three years. A quantum gate is a basic operation on a qubit, the basic unit of quantum information. IBM officials say the Nighthawk charts the first viable path toward a system projected to run 20,000 times more operations than quantum computers by today's standard. "Our expertise across mathematics, physics, and engineering is paving the way for a large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer -- one that will solve real-world challenges and unlock immense possibilities for business," Krishna added. "Unlocking the full promise of quantum computing will require a device capable of running larger, deeper circuits with hundreds of millions of gates operating on hundreds of qubits, at least," the company blog post said. "More than that, it will require a device capable of correcting errors and preventing them from spreading throughout the system." It added that it will require a fault-tolerant quantum computer. Fault tolerance is a system's ability to correct and act with known errors. This follows other tech companies in the quantum race such as Google's "Willow," the quantum chip Majorana 1 by Microsoft and the "Ocelot" chip from Amazon.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Quantum Breaking: IBM Launches Nighthawk to Challenge Google, Amazon
IBM (NYSE:IBM) shares rose about 2% on Tuesday after the company unveiled a detailed roadmap to build a fault-tolerant quantum computer, according to a blog post published the same day. Warning! GuruFocus has detected 3 Warning Sign with TM. The plan introduces a new processor called Quantum Nighthawk, due later this year, which will replace the current Heron chip. Nighthawk is initially designed to run circuits with 5,000 gates, with a goal to triple capacity by 2028. IBM's long-term aim is a system dubbed Quantum Starling, engineered to correct errors in real time. This relies on a quantum low-density parity check (qLDPC) code, a method that can cut the number of physical qubits needed for error correction by about 90%, making large-scale systems more efficient. Starling will be developed at IBM's Poughkeepsie Lab in New York, with an expected operational target by decade's end. The roadmap also sets interim milestones: Quantum Loon in 2025, the Kookaburra processor module in 2026 and the Cockatoo adapter in 2027. The announcement comes amid intensifying competition in quantum computing, following Google's Willow chip late last year and quantum processors unveiled by Microsoft and Amazon earlier this year. This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
