IBM Heron is a 133-qubit tunable-coupler quantum processor created by IBM, 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]

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

It is currently in use on the IBM Quantum System Two, unveiled during the same event.[1]

IBM claims that this processor eliminates crosstalk errors that emerged in their previous quantum processors, and that this processor is being made available for users via the cloud.[1][2]

It is reportedly 5 times faster than their previous best record set by the IBM Eagle.[1][2]

References

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  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.