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IBM’s 'Condor' quantum computer has more than 1000 qubits

IBM has revealed two quantum computers. One is the second largest ever made and the other produces fewer errors than any quantum computer the company has built so far

By Karmela Padavic-Callaghan

4 December 2023

IBM's quantum computers like Condor and Heron must be kept in an elaborate device called Quantum System Two which keeps them extremely cold

IBM’s quantum computers like Condor and Heron must be kept in an elaborate device called Quantum System Two which keeps them extremely cold

Ryan Lavine for IBM

Today, IBM unveiled two new quantum computers. The bigger of the two, dubbed Condor, is the second ever to have a total number of quantum bits, or qubits, in the quadruple digits. IBM’s other new quantum computer is called Heron, and it is the company’s least error-prone device to date.

Researchers disagree on how to best build a quantum computer, but there is broad consensus…

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