India, Nov. 13 -- IBM announced major advances in hardware, software, and fabrication at its annual Quantum Developer Conference, defining clear steps toward its goal of delivering quantum advantage by the end of 2026 and a fault-tolerant quantum computer by 2029. The company introduced two new processors, made strides in software performance, and detailed a strategic shift in manufacturing designed to quicken its entire quantum roadmap.

IBM unveiled its newest processor, IBM Quantum Nighthawk, built to complement quantum software and reach the milestone of quantum advantage. The Nighthawk chip features 120 qubits linked by 218 tunable couplers. This structure provides over 20 percent more couplers than the previous IBM Quantum Heron.

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