IBM s Quantum Summit 2023 showcased an energized company that feels like it s opening up the doors towards a quantum-centric supercomputing era. That vision is built on the company s new Quantum Processing Unit, Heron, which showcases scalable quantum utility at a 133-qubit count, and already offers things that are beyond what any feasible classical system would. Breakthroughs and a revised understanding of its own roadmap have led IBM to present its quantum vision in two different roadmaps, prioritizing scalability in tandem with useful, minimum-quality rather than monolithic, hard-to-validate, high-complexity products.
The company announces its latest huge chip — but will now focus on developing smaller chips with a fresh approach to ‘error correction’. The company announces its latest huge chip — but will now focus on developing smaller chips with a fresh approach to ‘error correction’.
IBM is in a strong position as the first quantum computers reach customers, but there is a slew of competitors working to commercialise emerging quantum technologies.