At the end of last year, it was announced that it could reach 433 qubits.Osprey quantum processor, and plans to build Kookaburra with more than 2025 qubits in 4158. IBM earlier announced a 1121-qubit qubitCondor quantum processor, and also announced the Heron, a flagship quantum processor with up to 133 fixed-frequency qubits. IBM's scalable quantum computing system, System Two, is currently operating in its New York laboratory.
While its overall computing performance is comparable to Osprey, Condor is IBM's first quantum processor with over 1000 qubits. Built on Cross-Resonance Gate technology, it increases qubit density by 50%. Furthermore, through over 1.6 kilometers of high-density, low-temperature, elastic interconnects, the processor temperature can be lowered using a single cooler.
IBM's fastest qubit processor, Heron, currently has 133 fixed-frequency quantum elements and an adjustable coupler design. Compared to the previously announced Eagle quantum processor with 127 qubits, it can increase performance by 3-5 times and make quantum computing more accurate and reliable.
As for the software part, IBM also emphasized that the Qiskit SDK serves as an intermediary logical framework, allowing users to construct and create quantum computing and execution models in a basic form. It is expected to launch the official 2024 version in February 2. In addition, the two technologies of Qiskit Patterns and Quantum Serverless can also simplify the quantum computing structure and accelerate the operation execution process.
In addition, the scalable quantum computing system System Two is equipped with three Heron quantum processors, integrating cryogenic infrastructure, third-generation electronic control equipment, and classical execution time servers to form a modular quantum computing platform. It is currently operating in the New York laboratory and will be used to realize parallel circuit processing of quantum supercomputers in the future.
