IBM’s “Night Hawk,” the world’s best quantum computer processor, has entered Korea. It is the first .. – MK

IBM’s “Night Hawk,” the world’s best quantum computer processor, has entered Korea. It is the first .. – MK

By 최원석
Publication Date: 2026-11-04 08:40:00

IBM Quantum System One, a quantum computer installed at Yonsei University International Campus in Songdo, Incheon. Yonsei University

IBM’s “Night Hawk,” the world’s best quantum computer processor, has entered Korea. It is the first time in the world that it will be introduced to a facility outside the United States. Analysts say that South Korea is taking off as a global quantum base by actively introducing overseas quantum computers. However, balancing the introduction of overseas products and development of its own technology remains a task in the future.

Yonsei University announced on the 4th that it has introduced the latest IBM quantum processor, Nighthawk, at the Quantum Computing Center at Songdo International Campus in Incheon. This processor will be installed on IBM’s quantum computer ‘Quantum System One’ introduced by Yonsei University in 2024. Originally, it was equipped with a 127-qubit processor…