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IBM releases first-ever 1,000-qubit quantum chip (www.nature.com)
submitted 11 months ago by boem@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] kakes@sh.itjust.works 95 points 11 months ago (9 children)

Wait, seriously? That's quite a jump from the last one I heard about.

Also: it's actually 1,121 qubits, even more impressive.

[–] MaggiWuerze@feddit.de 40 points 11 months ago (7 children)

Isn't that also quite the small form factor? I still had the fridge sized copper monstrosities in mind when thinking of quantum computers

[–] e0qdk@kbin.social 57 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

The attached picture says 133 qubits, so whatever that chip is (edit: Heron) it's not this thing.

IBM's post (that the article links) says:

Breaking the 1,000-qubit barrier with Condor

We have introduced IBM Condor, a 1,121 superconducting qubit quantum processor based on our cross-resonance gate technology. Condor pushes the limits of scale and yield in chip design with a 50% increase in qubit density, advances in qubit fabrication and laminate size, and includes over a mile of high-density cryogenic flex IO wiring within a single dilution refigerator.

So, it sounds like this is actually another fridge sized system.

[–] adaveinthelife@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago

It looks more like Darth Vader's water heater.

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