IBM announces the world's first commercial quantum computer 'IBM Q System One'

On January 8, 2019, IBM announced the commercialization of the integrated general-purpose approximate quantum computer " IBM Q System One " in the world for the first time at CES 2019 held in Las Vegas, USA. IBM also announced plans to open a quantum computing data center "IBM Q Quantum Computation Center" for commercial clients in New York in 2019.

IBM Unveils World's First Integrated Quantum Computing System for Commercial Use - Jan 8, 2019
https://newsroom.ibm.com/2019-01-08-IBM-Unveils-Worlds-First-Integrated-Quantum-Computing-System-for-Commercial-Use

System One - IBM Q - US
https://www.research.ibm.com/ibm-q/system-one/

The trailer movie of IBM Q Sytem One can be seen from the following.

The World's First Integrated Quantum Computing System - YouTube


The real thing of IBM Q System One is this. In the cube of 9 ft. (About 2.7 m) on one side, the case where the body of the quantum computer fits is hanging. A box enclosed with glass with a thickness of 0.5 inch (about 13 mm) is highly airtight, the frame is made of aluminum and steel. Goppion who designed a display case fitting the British crown is cooperating with the design. In the IBM booth at CES 2019, it seems that a replica of IBM Q System One is exhibited.

The body of a quantum computer fit within IBM Q System One. The extreme cooling unit and the control electronics are separated, and maintenance is important as well. Also, it is because it avoids potential vibration interference due to phase noise and quantum decoherence , as well as confidentiality, surrounding the main body with aluminum and steel frames.

For quantum computers, complicated calculations are also possible at levels that can not be solved by conventional computers.

For example, discovering new substances and chemicals ......

Complex calculation of stock market

It is expected to be active in scenes where high computing capacity is required, such as research development of AI (artificial intelligence).

IBM Q System One "Quantum computer hardware designed to be automatically calibrated to obtain reproducible and predictable high quality qubits" "Cryogenic to provide cold and isolated quantum environments Engineering "" Highly accurate electronic equipment to strictly control a large number of qubits "" Traditional computer system that provides safe access to the cloud and provides a hybrid execution environment of quantum algorithms "consists of five custom components It has been.

IBM Q System One is an evolutionary form of quantum computing cloud system " IBM Q Experience " which IBM has offered since May 2016. Already running more than 6.7 million experiments with IBM Q Experience, more than 130 thirds We are cooperating with party research papers.In " IBM Q Network " announced in December 2017, a number of research institutes such as European Nuclear Research Organization (CERN) and Argonne National Laboratory participated It is said that it is.

With the advent of IBM Q System One, it is expected that ordinary companies can introduce quantum computer real things that could only be handled by companies and university laboratories. IBM also opened the IBM Q Quantum Computation Center in New York with the goal of late 2019 and extended access to IBM Q Network members, research institutions and companies by extending IBM's commercial quantum computing program We plan to make it possible.