IBM Osprey

2022: Quantum computer announcement with record qubits

On November 10, 2022, IBM launched a quantum computer with a record number of qubits. The machine, dubbed the Osprey, is made up of 433 qubits and has three times as many qubits as the Eagle machine, which launched in 2021.

The number of qubits (quantum bits) is an indicator of the power of a quantum computer that uses quantum mechanics, however, various companies that make quantum computers make different claims about the power of their qubits, which can be created in several ways. Quantum computers should speed up certain calculations millions of times faster than the latest supercomputers.

Created a quantum computer with a record number of qubits

Dario Gil, IBM's director of research, said IBM was still on track to launch a computer with more than 1,000 qubits, but was working on a new approach to scale further.

As we expand the size boundaries of the Osprey chip we announced, if you look at it, it's already really scaled, "he said. Therefore, after that, we developed and designed the entire architecture for quantum computing based on modularity.

The modular system, which IBM calls Quantum System Two, the company says will be the first fully modular quantum computing system, allowing it to scale to larger and larger systems over time.

Modularity means that the chips themselves have to be connected to each other, "Gil said.

IBM said it plans to put this system into operation by the end of 2023, and it will become the foundation for "quantum-oriented super-calculations" by connecting several Quantum System Twos, and can also create a system with 16,632 qubits, connecting three such systems.^[1]

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