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This breakthrough demonstrates that a standard off-the-shelf CPU can handle real-time quantum error correction for up to 408 logical qubits without introducing significant latency, effectively removing a major bottleneck for scaling fault-tolerant systems. By validating this architecture on conventional hardware, IonQ provides a practical pathway toward commercial-scale quantum computers capable of running millions of operations continuously. This development is critical for advancing the transition from noisy intermediate-scale devices to practical, error-corrected quantum processors.
IonQ Demonstrates End-to-End Real-Time Quantum Error Decoder

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), the world’s leading full-stack quantum platform and foundry, today announced a major milestone in fault-tolerant quantum computing. Researchers demonstrated the development and successful testing of the industry’s first end-to-end real-time quantum error correction decoder that runs on a single standard off-the-shelf central processing unit (CPU). Quantum error […]
IonQ reported that its real-time error-correction decoder ran on a single conventional CPU while supporting simulated circuits of up to 408 logical qubits and more than 31.5 million quantum operations. The company said the dual-decoder system added as little as 0.02% processing delay under…
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