IBM Says New Quantum Processor Could Make Faster Computers
2021-11-19
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1The American technology company IBM says that it has designed a new, very powerful quantum computer processor.
2The company's leaders made the announcement Monday.
3They said the processor, or chip, will lead to quantum systems performing better than traditional computer systems at some tasks within the next two years.
4Quantum computers use quantum physics to perform difficult computing tasks.
5IBM said that its Eagle computing chip has 127 qubits.
6A qubit is a basic measure of quantum information.
7Traditional computers work using bits of information that represent either 1 or 0.
8But qubits can be 1 and 0 at the same time.
9Qubits could make quantum computers work much faster than normal computers.
10But they are very difficult to build and require extremely low temperatures to work correctly.
11IBM said that its new Eagle chip is the first to have more than 100 qubits.
12IBM said new refrigeration and control system methods that it learned building the Eagle chip will help produce chips with more qubits in the future.
13The company said it plans an Osprey chip in 2022 with 433 qubits and a Condor chip with 1,121 qubits.
14In a few years, the company said it will be close to what is called the "quantum advantage."
15That is when quantum computers are expected to perform better than traditional computers.
16Darío Gil is a vice president at IBM and leads its research division.
17He said that quantum computers will not replace traditional computers all at once.
18In the future, he thinks some parts of computer programs will work on traditional chips and some parts will work on quantum chips, whichever works best for each task.
19"We believe that we will be able to reach a demonstration of quantum advantage - something that can have practical value - within the next couple of years. That is our quest," Gil said.
20I'm Dan Novak.
1The American technology company IBM says that it has designed a new, very powerful quantum computer processor. 2The company's leaders made the announcement Monday. They said the processor, or chip, will lead to quantum systems performing better than traditional computer systems at some tasks within the next two years. 3Quantum computers use quantum physics to perform difficult computing tasks. 4IBM said that its Eagle computing chip has 127 qubits. A qubit is a basic measure of quantum information. Traditional computers work using bits of information that represent either 1 or 0. But qubits can be 1 and 0 at the same time. 5Qubits could make quantum computers work much faster than normal computers. But they are very difficult to build and require extremely low temperatures to work correctly. IBM said that its new Eagle chip is the first to have more than 100 qubits. 6IBM said new refrigeration and control system methods that it learned building the Eagle chip will help produce chips with more qubits in the future. The company said it plans an Osprey chip in 2022 with 433 qubits and a Condor chip with 1,121 qubits. 7In a few years, the company said it will be close to what is called the "quantum advantage." That is when quantum computers are expected to perform better than traditional computers. 8Darío Gil is a vice president at IBM and leads its research division. He said that quantum computers will not replace traditional computers all at once. In the future, he thinks some parts of computer programs will work on traditional chips and some parts will work on quantum chips, whichever works best for each task. 9"We believe that we will be able to reach a demonstration of quantum advantage - something that can have practical value - within the next couple of years. That is our quest," Gil said. 10I'm Dan Novak. 11Stephen Nellis reported this story for Reuters. Dan Novak adapted it for VOA Learning English. Mario Ritter, Jr. was the editor. 12_______________________________________ 13Words in This Story 14task- n. a piece of work that has been given to someone or something; a job that must be done 15refrigeration - n. to put or keep something in a refrigerator, a device that keeps things at a low temperature 16advantage - n. a good or desirable quality; a gain 17practical - adj. relating to what is real rather than to what is possible or imagined 18quest - n. a long and difficult effort to find something