- University of Tokyo, Argonne
National Laboratory, Fundacion Ikerbasque, Qedma, Algorithmiq,
University of Washington, University of
Cologne, Harvard University, UC Berkeley, Q-CTRL demonstrate
new research to explore power of utility-scale quantum
computing
- 'IBM Quantum Heron' is released as IBM's most performant
quantum processor in the world, with newly built architecture
offering up to five-fold improvement in error reduction over 'IBM
Quantum Eagle'
- IBM Quantum System Two begins operation with three IBM Heron
processors, designed to bring quantum-centric supercomputing to
reality
- Expansion of IBM Quantum Development Roadmap for next ten
years prioritizes improvements in gate operations to scale with
quality towards advanced error-corrected systems
- Qiskit 1.0 announced, the world's most widely used
open-source quantum programming software, with new features to help
computational scientists execute quantum circuits with ease and
speed
- IBM showcases generative AI models engineered to automate
quantum code development with watsonx and optimize quantum
circuits
NEW
YORK, Dec. 4, 2023 /CNW/ -- Today, at the annual
IBM Quantum Summit in New York,
IBM (NYSE: IBM) debuted 'IBM Quantum Heron,' the first in a new
series of utility-scale quantum processors with an architecture
engineered over the past four years to deliver IBM's highest
performance metrics and lowest error rates of any IBM Quantum
processor to date.
IBM also unveiled IBM Quantum System Two, the company's first
modular quantum computer and cornerstone of IBM's quantum-centric
supercomputing architecture. The first IBM Quantum System Two,
located in Yorktown Heights, New
York, has begun operations with three IBM Heron processors
and supporting control electronics.
With this critical foundation now in place, along with other
breakthroughs in quantum hardware, theory, and software, the
company is extending its IBM Quantum Development Roadmap to 2033
with new targets to significantly advance the quality of gate
operations. Doing so would increase the size of quantum circuits
able to be run and help to realize the full potential of quantum
computing at scale.
"We are firmly within the era in which quantum computers are
being used as a tool to explore new frontiers of science," said
Dario Gil, IBM SVP and Director of
Research. "As we continue to advance how quantum systems can scale
and deliver value through modular architectures, we will further
increase the quality of a utility-scale quantum technology stack –
and put it into the hands of our users and partners who will push
the boundaries of more complex problems."
As demonstrated by IBM earlier this year on a 127-qubit 'IBM
Quantum Eagle' processor, IBM Quantum systems can now serve as a
scientific tool to explore utility-scale classes of problems in
chemistry, physics, and materials beyond brute force classical
simulation of quantum mechanics.
Since that demonstration, leading researchers, scientists, and
engineers from organizations including the U.S. Department of
Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, the University of Tokyo, the University of Washington, the University of
Cologne, Harvard University, Qedma, Algorithmiq, UC
Berkeley, Q-CTRL, Fundacion Ikerbasque, Donostia International
Physics Center, and the University of the Basque Country, as well
as IBM, have expanded demonstrations of utility-scale quantum
computing to confirm its value in exploring uncharted computational
territory.
This includes experiments already running on the new IBM
Quantum Heron 133-qubit processor, which IBM is making available
for users today via the cloud. IBM Heron is the first in IBM's new
class of performant processors with significantly improved error
rates, offering a five-times improvement over the previous best
records set by IBM Eagle. Additional IBM Heron processors will join
IBM's industry-leading, utility-scale fleet of systems over the
course of the next year.
IBM Quantum System Two and Extended IBM Quantum Development
Roadmap
IBM Quantum System Two is the foundation of IBM's next
generation quantum computing system architecture. It combines
scalable cryogenic infrastructure and classical runtime servers
with modular qubit control electronics. The new system is a
building block for IBM's vision of quantum-centric supercomputing.
This architecture combines quantum communication and computation,
assisted by classical computing resources, and leverages a
middleware layer to appropriately integrate quantum and classical
workflows.
As part of the newly expanded ten-year IBM Quantum Development
Roadmap, IBM plans for this system to also house IBM's future
generations of quantum processors. Also, as part of this roadmap,
these future processors are intended to gradually improve the
quality of operations they can run to significantly extend the
complexity and size of workloads they are capable of handling.
Qiskit and Generative AI to Increase Ease of Quantum Software
Programming
Today, IBM is also detailing plans for a new generation of its
software stack, within which Qiskit 1.0 will be a pivot point
defined by stability and speed. Additionally, and with the goal of
democratizing quantum computing development, IBM is announcing
Qiskit Patterns.
Qiskit Patterns will serve as a mechanism to allow quantum
developers to more easily create code. It is based in a collection
of tools to simply map classical problems, optimize them to quantum
circuits using Qiskit, executing those circuits using Qiskit
Runtime, and then postprocess the results. With Qiskit Patterns,
combined with Quantum Serverless, users will be able to build,
deploy, and execute workflows integrating classical and quantum
computation in different environments, such as cloud or on-prem
scenarios. All of these tools will provide building blocks for
users to build and run quantum algorithms more easily.
Additionally, IBM is pioneering the use of generative AI for
quantum code programming through watsonx, IBM's enterprise AI
platform. IBM will integrate generative AI available through
watsonx to help automate the development of quantum code for
Qiskit. This will be achieved through the finetuning of the IBM
Granite model series.
"Generative AI and quantum computing are both reaching an
inflection point, presenting us with the opportunity to use the
trusted foundation model framework of watsonx to simplify how
quantum algorithms can be built for utility-scale exploration,"
said Jay Gambetta, Vice President
and IBM Fellow at IBM. "This is a significant step towards
broadening how quantum computing can be accessed and put in the
hands of users as an instrument for scientific exploration."
With advanced hardware across IBM's global fleet of 100+ qubit
systems, as well as easy-to-use software that IBM is debuting in
Qiskit, users and computational scientists can now obtain reliable
results from quantum systems as they map increasingly larger and
more complex problems to quantum circuits.
About IBM
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consulting expertise. We help clients in more than 175 countries
capitalize on insights from their data, streamline business
processes, reduce costs and gain the competitive edge in their
industries. More than 4,000 government and corporate entities in
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platform and Red Hat OpenShift to affect their digital
transformations quickly, efficiently and securely. IBM's
breakthrough innovations in AI, quantum computing,
industry-specific cloud solutions and consulting deliver open and
flexible options to our clients. All of this is backed by IBM's
long-standing commitment to trust, transparency, responsibility,
inclusivity and service.
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