IBM has succeeded: In 2029 we will have Starling the first usable and powerful quantum computer with effective error correction

IBM has just announced an ambitious plan to build the first large -scale quantum computer and tolerant of world failures. The system, called IBM Quantum Starling, It will be 20,000 times more powerful than any current quantum computer And it will be ready in 2029, as the company has revealed in an official statement.

This advance promises to mark a before and after in quantum computing, and places IBM at the forefront of a global career to achieve practical and scalable quantum.

IBM ensures that its new system can run up to 100 million quantum operations using 200 logical qubits. But that’s not all: the long -term plan includes an even more ambitious successor, called IBM Quantum Blue Jaywith 2,000 logical qubits and the ability to execute 1,000 million operations.

To put it in context, Simulating Starling’s complete state would require the combined memory of more than one quindecillón (10^48) of the most powerful supercomdators on the planet. It is a colossal jump that opens the door to solve problems impossible for classical computer science, such as complex molecules simulation, large -scale optimization or the creation of new materials.

The key are logical qubits and its implementation of the QLDPC algorithm

One of the great challenges in quantum computing is error correction. Physical qubits – the basic units of quantum computers – are extremely sensitive to noise and decoherence. Therefore, researchers group multiple physical qubits to create a Logical Qubitmuch more stable and resistant.

Until now, the most used codes required hundreds or thousands of physical qubits for each logical qbit, which made the systems unfeasible. IBM’s great innovation is the use of QLDPC code (Quantum Low-Density Parity Check)an error correction technique that reduces up to 90% the number of necessary physical qubits.

This code was presented in 2023 and allows to build more compact, efficient and, above all, scalable quantum computers.

New quantum processors: Loon, Kookaburra and Cockatooo

To achieve this, IBM has drawn a road map that starts in 2025 with the introduction of IBM Quantum Loona processor designed to test the essential components of the QLDPC code. This chip incorporates a technology called “C-Couplers”which allows to connect qubits with each other at greater distance, something necessary to implement the non -local interactions of the QLDPC.

In 2026 it will arrive Kookaburrathe first modular processor that will combine quantum and logical memory to form the basis of failure tolerant systems. A year later, Cockatooo will connect multiple kookaburra modules using the new “L-couplers”allowing climbing without building gigantic chips.

All this will culminate in the IBM Quantum Starlingthe definitive system that will integrate all these advances to offer quantum tolerant to large -scale and functionally failures.

The new quantum supercommer will be built in the IBM Quantum Data Centerin Poughkeepsie (New York)where the company already operates one of the largest quantum computer networks in the world.

According to IBM, this center will play a key role in remote access and the integration of quantum services in the cloud, accelerating adoption by companies, universities and research laboratories.

A quantum computer with these capabilities could revolutionize sectors such as:

• Medicine: Design of new drugs and molecular simulation.
• The energy: New materials for batteries or superconductors.
• Logistics and optimization: Route planning, supply chains and NP-Complete problems.
• Artificial intelligence: Acceleration of automatic learning algorithms and quantum neural networks.

With this announcement, IBM not only promises a technological revolution in the field of quantum computing, but also offers a Detailed and viable roadmapsomething that few companies have achieved so far in the quantum field. If you fulfill your promises, We would be facing the birth of the first truly useful quantum computer in history.

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