IBM Heron

IBM Heron
DeveloperIBM Research
ManufacturerIBM
TypeQuantum processor
Release dateDecember 4, 2023; 11 months ago (2023-12-04)
System on a chipTunable coupler
PredecessorIBM Egret or IBM Osprey
Websiteresearch.ibm.com/blog/quantum-roadmap-2033

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]

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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c "IBM unveils Heron quantum processor and new modular quantum computer". Network World. Retrieved 2023-12-27.