Company Outlines Path Towards Quantum-Centric
Supercomputing with New Hardware, Software, and System
Breakthroughs
NEW
YORK, Nov. 9, 2022 /CNW/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM)
today kicked off the IBM Quantum Summit 2022, announcing new
breakthrough advancements in quantum hardware and software and
outlining its pioneering vision for quantum-centric supercomputing.
The annual IBM Quantum Summit showcases the company's broad quantum
ecosystem of clients, partners and developers and their continued
progress to bring useful quantum computing to the world.
"The new 433 qubit 'Osprey' processor brings us a step closer to
the point where quantum computers will be used to tackle previously
unsolvable problems," said Dr. Darío Gil, Senior Vice President,
IBM and Director of Research. "We are continuously scaling up and
advancing our quantum technology across hardware, software and
classical integration to meet the biggest challenges of our time,
in conjunction with our partners and clients worldwide. This work
will prove foundational for the coming era of quantum-centric
supercomputing."
At the Summit, the company unveiled the following new
developments:
- 'IBM Osprey' - IBM's new 433-quantum bit (qubit)
processor
IBM Osprey has the largest qubit count of any IBM
quantum processor, more than tripling the 127 qubits on the IBM
Eagle processor unveiled in 2021. This processor has the potential
to run complex quantum computations well beyond the computational
capability of any classical computer. For reference, the number of
classical bits that would be necessary to represent a state on the
IBM Osprey processor far exceeds the total number of atoms in the
known universe. For more about how IBM continues to improve
the scale, quality, and speed of its quantum systems, read
Quantum-Centric Supercomputing: Bringing the Next Wave of Computing
to Life.
- New quantum software addresses error correction and
mitigation
Addressing noise in quantum computers continues
to be an important factor in adoption of this technology. To
simplify this, IBM released a beta update to Qiskit Runtime, which
now includes allowing a user to trade speed for reduced error count
with a simple option in the API. By abstracting the
complexities of these features into the software layer, it will
make it easier for users to incorporate quantum computing into
their workflows and speed up the development of quantum
applications. For more details read Introducing new Qiskit Runtime
capabilities — and how our clients are integrating them into their
use cases.
- IBM Quantum System Two update – IBM's next-generation
quantum system
As IBM Quantum systems scale up towards the
stated goal of 4,000+ qubits by 2025 and beyond, they will go
beyond the current capabilities of existing physical electronics.
IBM updated the details of the new IBM Quantum System Two, a system
designed to be modular and flexible, combining multiple processors
into a single system with communication links. This system is
targeted to be online by the end of 2023 and will be a building
block of quantum-centric supercomputing — the next wave in quantum
computing which scales by employing a modular architecture and
quantum communication to increase its computational capacity, and
which employs hybrid cloud middleware to seamlessly integrate
quantum and classical workflows.
- New IBM Quantum Safe technology: As quantum computers
grow more powerful, it is crucial that technology providers take
steps to protect their systems and data against a potential future
quantum computer capable of decrypting today's security standards.
From offering the z16 system with quantum safe technology, to
contributing algorithms in connection with the National Institute
of Standards and Technology's (NIST) goal for standardization by
2024, IBM offers technology and services with these security
capabilities. At the Summit, IBM and Vodafone announced a
collaboration to explore how to apply IBM's quantum-safe
cryptography across Vodafone's technology
infrastructure.
- Client & Ecosystem Expansion: Growth of IBM Quantum
Network: IBM also announced today that German conglomerate
Bosch has joined the IBM Quantum Network to explore a variety
of quantum use cases. Other recent additions to the network include
multinational telco Vodafone to explore quantum computing and
quantum-safe cryptography, French bank Crédit Mutuel Alliance
Fédérale to explore use cases in financial services, and
Swiss innovation campus uptownBasel to boost skill development and
promote leading innovation projects on quantum and high-performance
computing technology. These organizations are joining more than 200
organizations — and more than 450,000 users — with access to the
world's largest fleet of more than 20 quantum computers accessible
over the cloud.
"The IBM Quantum Summit 2022 marks
a pivotal moment in the evolution of the global quantum computing
sector, as we advance along our quantum roadmap. As we continue to
increase the scale of quantum systems and make them simpler to use,
we will continue to see adoption and growth of the quantum
industry," said Jay Gambetta, IBM
Fellow and VP of IBM Quantum. "Our breakthroughs define the next
wave in quantum, which we call quantum-centric supercomputing,
where modularity, communication, and middleware will contribute to
enhanced scaling computation capacity, and integration of quantum
and classical workflows."
Statements regarding IBM's future direction and intent are
subject to change or withdrawal without notice and represent goals
and objectives only.
About IBM
IBM is a leading global hybrid cloud and AI, and business
services provider, helping 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. Nearly 3,800 government and corporate entities in
critical infrastructure areas such as financial services,
telecommunications and healthcare rely on IBM's hybrid cloud
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 business services deliver
open and flexible options to our clients. All of this is backed by
IBM's legendary commitment to trust, transparency, responsibility,
inclusivity, and service. For more information, visit
https://www.ibm.com/quantum
Contact
Hugh Collins
IBM Research Communications
hughdcollins@ibm.com
Chris Nay
IBM Research Communications
cnay@us.ibm.com
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