IBM and Japan institute team up to develop next-gen quantum computer

New unit is expected to perform at a level 75 times higher than current models

20240615 IBM 133 Quantum Computer

IBM's current 133-qubit quantum computer is usually used with supercomputers to make up for calculation errors. 

RIHO NAGAO, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japan's government-backed technology institute will partner with IBM to develop next-generation quantum computers, Nikkei has learned.

The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology and IBM aim to develop a quantum computer with 10,000 quantum bits, or qubits, which would be 75 times more than current quantum computers have. In quantum computing, a qubit is the basic unit of information -- just like a binary bit in conventional computers -- and gives a rough idea of performance.

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