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IBM Connects Its First Modular Cryogenic Systems in Milestone Toward Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing

$IBMPress releaseAug 19, 2026, 6:00 AM ETRead the release

IBM successfully connected and cooled two modular cryogenic systems below 15 millikelvin, achieving a key engineering milestone on its path to fault-tolerant quantum computing. The new architecture utilizes 'L-coupler' technology to link quantum chips and is designed to scale to 1,000 programmable qubits by 2027.

Key figures

Cooling time 4k
under 5 days
Qubits target 2027
1,000 programmable qubits
Starling target year
2029
Operating temperature
below 15 millikelvin
Wiring space increase
12 times

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