Technology giant IBM is unveiling Quantum Nighthawk r3, the next generation of the company’s quantum processor. According to a press release, the processor will be able to perform 10,000 quantum operations across 520 programmable qubits.
In 2027, IBM plans to connect two Nighthawk r3 processors into a system with a total of 1,040 qubits.
The company states that its predecessor, Nighthawk r2, has already been used by customers and partners in more than 34 billion circuits. Among others, energy company E.ON reports a 15-fold speed increase in an application for power grid optimization.
IBM is also continuing its work to integrate quantum computing with traditional high-performance computing to improve error correction and handle more complex workloads.
