{"id":215696,"date":"2025-06-10T10:06:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T15:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/ibms-starling-quantum-computer-20000x-faster-than-todays-quantum-computers"},"modified":"2025-06-10T10:06:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T15:06:21","slug":"ibms-starling-quantum-computer-20000x-faster-than-todays-quantum-computers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/ibms-starling-quantum-computer-20000x-faster-than-todays-quantum-computers","title":{"rendered":"IBM\u2019s Starling quantum computer: 20,000X faster than today\u2019s quantum computers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JZi6yWL5ZPE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>IBM has just unveiled its boldest quantum computing roadmap yet: Starling, the first large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer\u2014coming in 2029. Capable of running 20,000X more operations than today\u2019s quantum machines, Starling could unlock breakthroughs in chemistry, materials science, and optimization.<\/p>\n<p>According to IBM, this is not just a pie-in-the-sky roadmap: they actually have the ability to make Starling happen.<\/p>\n<p>In this exclusive conversation, I speak with Jerry Chow, IBM Fellow and Director of Quantum Systems, about the engineering breakthroughs that are making this possible\u2026 especially a radically more efficient error correction code and new multi-layered qubit architectures.<\/p>\n<p>We cover:<br \/> - The shift from millions of physical qubits to manageable logical qubits.<br \/> - Why IBM is using quantum low-density parity check (qLDPC) codes.<br \/> - How modular quantum systems (like Kookaburra and Cockatoo) will scale the technology.<br \/> - Real-world quantum-classical hybrid applications already happening today.<br \/> - Why now is the time for developers to start building quantum-native algorithms.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Introduction to the Future of Computing.<br \/> 01:04 IBM\u2019s Jerry Chow.<br \/> 01:49 Quantum Supremacy.<br \/> 02:47 IBM\u2019s Quantum Roadmap.<br \/> 04:03 Technological Innovations in Quantum Computing.<br \/> 05:59 Challenges and Solutions in Quantum Computing.<br \/> 09:40 Quantum Processor Development.<br \/> 14:04 Quantum Computing Applications and Future Prospects.<br \/> 20:41 Personal Journey in Quantum Computing.<br \/> 24:03 Conclusion and Final Thoughts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IBM has just unveiled its boldest quantum computing roadmap yet: Starling, the first large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer\u2014coming in 2029. Capable of running 20,000X more operations than today\u2019s quantum machines, Starling could unlock breakthroughs in chemistry, materials science, and optimization. According to IBM, this is not just a pie-in-the-sky roadmap: they actually have the ability to [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":599,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,1523,38,41,1617],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-215696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chemistry","category-computing","category-engineering","category-information-science","category-quantum-physics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215696","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/599"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=215696"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215696\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=215696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=215696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=215696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}