At its Quantum Summit being held in New York City, IBM today announced its latest developments in quantum computers, which use processors operating at nearly absolute zero temperatures and are capable of doing in minutes calculations that would take today’s fastest supercomputers years to complete. The Armonk-based company unveiled its Quantum System Two, which is IBMs first modular quantum computer. The device is located in Yorktown Heights.
System Two operates using three of IBM’s Heron quantum processors.
“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 senior vice president 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.”
Processors in quantum computers are capable of simultaneously handling many times the data streams that can be handled by processing chips used in today’s standard computers.
IBM also today unveiled the newest IBM Quantum Heron processors, which it says have the highest performance and lowest error rates of any IBM Quantum processors to date. IBM said the new processors are five times faster than anything it has previously created.
IBM said that researchers, scientists and engineers from the government and leading universities are exploring uncharted territory in computing using IBM’s Quantum systems. Quantum computing is expected to revolutionize the use of artificial intelligence while opening up new possibilities for creating medicines to cure diseases, speeding financial transactions and solving problems that have stumped scientific researchers.
