IBM on Wednesday announced that it has successfully joined and cooled two cryogenic quantum "fridges," demonstrating a modular architecture designed to eventually link hundreds of quantum chips into more powerful quantum computers.
Big Blue cast the development as a milestone on the company's path to delivering IBM Quantum Starling in 2029, which IBM expects will be the world's first fault-tolerant quantum computer and will integrate advances across error correction, processor design, decoding and systems engineering.
"Bringing fault-tolerant quantum computers to industries depends on several fundamental advances," Jay Gambetta, director of IBM research and IBM fellow, said in a statement.
"The successful connection and operation of these cryogenic modules signals a leap forward in that direction," he continued, "and will accelerate our progress alongside continued innovation in quantum hardware, software, and algorithms."
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