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on Tuesday announced a roadmap to develop a large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer called Quantum Starling.
Part of the company’s plan involves the new IBM Quantum Nighthawk processor, which is set to release later this year, according to a blog post announcing the details.
“Unlocking the full promise of quantum computing will require a device capable of running larger, deeper circuits with hundreds of millions of gates operating on hundreds of qubits, at least,” the company said in a blog post. “More than that, it will require a device capable of correcting errors and preventing them from spreading throughout the system. ... it will require a fault-tolerant quantum computer.
Fault tolerance refers to the system’s ability to correct and deal with errors.
