IBM has introduced two different quantum computers that they believe can help demonstrate the “quantum advantage of solving problems faster on a quantum computer, generating fewer errors and supporting fewer errors.
Of the two new chips, the ibm quantum natum e Nighthawk is the one that the company believes can increase the productivity of quantum profits. By the end of 2025, the version of NightThawk IBM will give its partners will have “150 qubits connected together with 218 lovers all in water” arranged in a square to connect with their neighbors. IBM says this will allow Nightawk to “use circuits with 30 percent complexity” while maintaining low error rates. It will also be able to handle the on-demand authentication issues that “require 5,000 two-way gateways,” the company said.
IBM Quantum Loon chip. (IBM)
IBM Quantum Loon is an additional two-chip experiment, connecting qubits not only directly to the chip, but directly, too, A new scientist he writes. Where the chip proves to be very useful, additional communication options allow fewer errors and more complex processes, which could lead to new global applications of quantum computers.
To pair with its new chips, IBM says it is also contributing to a new public tracker-led by Quantum Profit of Allorithmiq, researchers from the Flatiron Institute and Bluequit. The Tracker “supports three experiments of quantum advantage in visual prediction, problems of representation and problems with classical verification that work,” said IBM, and the company asked the wider research community to contribute to it.
by A new scientist Notes, IBM’s approach differs from competitors such as Google because it focuses on communicating together in small groups. Google introduced its Willow Chip in 2024 as capable of demonstrating quantum advantage. A year later in 2025, the company announced its willow algorithm, “the first proven quantum using the out-of-correlator (OTOC) algorithm.”
