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IBM Eagle

IBM Eagle is a 127-qubit quantum processor. IBM claims that it can not be simulated by any classical computer. It is two times bigger than China's Jiuzhang 2. It was revealed on November 16, 2021, and was claimed to be the most powerful quantum processor ever made until November 2022, when the IBM Osprey overtook it with 433 qubits. It is almost twice as powerful as their last processor, the 'Hummingbird', which had 65 quantum bits and was created in 2020. IBM believes that the processes used in creating the 'Eagle', will be the backbone for their future processors.

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IBM Eagle is a 127-qubit quantum processor.12 IBM claims that it can not be simulated by any classical computer.34 It is two times bigger than China's Jiuzhang 2.5 It was revealed on November 16, 2021, and was claimed to be the most powerful quantum processor ever made until November 2022, when the IBM Osprey overtook it with 433 qubits.678 It is almost twice as powerful as their last processor, the 'Hummingbird', which had 65 quantum bits and was created in 2020.6 IBM believes that the processes used in creating the 'Eagle', will be the backbone for their future processors.6

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  1. "IBM Unveils Breakthrough 127-Qubit Quantum Processor". IBM Newsroom. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  2. Name (2021-11-16). "IBM Eagle chip: A quantum computing breakthrough?". Tech Monitor. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  3. "IBM says its new quantum chip can't be simulated by classic supercomputers". www.engadget.com. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  4. "IBM unleashes the Eagle, the world's most powerful quantum processor". New Atlas. 2021-11-17. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  5. "IBM's New Quantum Computer Is Double the Size of China's Jiuzhang 2". amp-interestingengineering-com. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  6. "IBM Quantum breaks the 100‑qubit processor barrier". IBM Research Blog. 2021-02-09. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  7. Sparkes, Matthew. "IBM creates largest ever superconducting quantum computer". New Scientist. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  8. Lardinois, Frederic (2022-11-09). "IBM unveils its 433 qubit Osprey quantum computer". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
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