IBM new modular architecture for cryogenic systems | IBM Quantum Computing Blog

To realize the full potential of quantum computing, we need to scale to much larger quantum systems than we have today. However, doing so requires more than just building bigger processors with more qubits. IBM’s superconducting quantum computers can only operate at temperatures colder than outer space, and they need highly specialized cooling systems to do so. For long-term scaling, refrigeration hardware has to evolve, too—and not only in terms of size. The quantum computers of the future will depend on many processors reliably working on the same problems in tandem. Housing those processors will require larger cooling systems that can connect and work together. To address this challenge, IBM has announced a…