IBM has unveiled the IBM Quantum Heron, the first utility-scale quantum processor, at the annual IBM Quantum Summit. The processor has been designed to deliver the highest performance metrics and lowest error rates of any IBM Quantum processor to date. IBM also unveiled the IBM Quantum System Two, the company’s first modular quantum computer, which has started operations in Yorktown Heights, New York, with three IBM Heron processors and supporting control electronics.
IBM’s Quantum Heron processor is released, offering a five-fold improvement in error reduction over its predecessor, Quantum Eagle. IBM Quantum System Two is launched with three Heron processors, bringing quantum-centric supercomputing to reality. Dario Gil, IBM SVP and Director of Research said, “We are firmly within the era in which quantum computers are being used as a tool to explore new frontiers of science”.
IBM’s Quantum Development roadmap for the next decade focuses on improving gate operations and scalability for advanced error-corrected systems. Qiskit 1.0, the world’s most widely used open-source quantum programming software, has new features for computational scientists to execute quantum circuits efficiently. IBM also showcases generative AI models for automating quantum code development and optimizing circuits.
