IBM Sees Path to 4,000-plus qubits
IBM Unveils New Roadmap to Practical Quantum Computing Era
Hey Guys,
This week IBM did some major PR that is worth covering in the grand scheme of things.
Plans to Deliver 4,000+ Qubit System
• Orchestrated by intelligent software, new modular and networked processors to tap strengths of quantum and classical to reach near-term Quantum Advantage.
• Qiskit Runtime to broadly increase accessibility, simplicity, and power of quantum computing for developers.
• Ability to scale, without compromising speed and quality, will lay groundwork for quantum-centric supercomputers.
• Leading Quantum-Safe capabilities to protect today’s enterprise data from ‘harvest now, decrypt later’ attacks.
In some ways IBM is anticipating a world where we could enter an ‘era of quantum-centric supercomputing’. IBM has been doing some interesting things with Red Hat and have long been interested in quantum computing.
Two years after unveiling its quantum roadmap, IBM is keeping pace with its goals, the company said Tuesday -- and it has new plans to deliver a 4,000+ qubit quantum computer by 2025.
IBM has about 1.7% of the public cloud marketplace. It’s often heralded things like Watson or its Quantum computing strategy as the future. Most of us for this reason, don’t take it too seriously.
IBM is a Quantum Computing Leader
But let’s be fair, IBM has a solid track record in quantum computing already. Back in 2020, IBM said it would deliver a 1,121-qubit device in 2023, as well as components and cooling systems.
The company also released images of a 6-foot wide and 12-foot high cooling system being built to house a 1,121-qubit processor called IBM Quantum Condor. According to IBM, the goal is to build a million-qubit quantum system. The company said it views the 1,000-qubit mark as a tipping point to overcome the hurdles limiting the commercialization of quantum systems.
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