IBM Heron is a 156-qubit tunable-coupler quantum processor created by IBM, originally unveiled during the IBM Quantum Summit 2023, which occurred on December 4, 2023, and is the highest performance quantum processor IBM has ever built.[1][2]
| Developer | IBM Research |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | IBM |
| Type | Quantum processor |
| Release date | December 4, 2023 |
| System on a chip | Tunable coupler |
| Predecessor | IBM Egret or IBM Osprey |
| Website | research |
It is currently in use on the IBM Quantum System Two, unveiled during the same event.[1]
IBM claims that this processor eliminates cross-talk errors that emerged in their previous quantum processors, and that this processor is being made available for users via the cloud.[1][2]
The first version is reportedly 5 times faster than their previous best record set by the IBM Eagle.[1][2]
IBM Heron r2
editDuring the IBM Quantum Developer Conference, a second revision (called r2) was released, which increased the qubit count from 133 to 156, and introduced a two-level system mitigation to reduce the impact of an important source of noise.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "IBM Debuts Next-Generation Quantum Processor & IBM Quantum System Two, Extends Roadmap to Advance Era of Quantum Utility". IBM Newsroom. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
- ^ a b c "IBM unveils Heron quantum processor and new modular quantum computer". Network World. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
- ^ "IBM Quantum delivers on 2022 100x100 performance challenge | IBM Quantum Computing Blog". www.ibm.com. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
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