Oak Ridge National Laboratory, IBM And AMD Launch New Co-Design Platform for Quantum Error Correction 

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• IBM, Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Quantum Science Center and AMD unveiled a joint platform integrating quantum and high-performance computing to advance quantum error correction.
• The initial deployment pairs IBM quantum computers, including its 120-qubit Nighthawk processor, with Oak Ridge’s Umbra computing system, powered by AMD GPUs and CPUs.
• Researchers will test error correction methods and computing workflows supporting the Department of Energy’s goal of 100 logical qubits running 100,000 hard operations by late 2028.
• Image: From left to right: Travis Humble, Director of the Quantum Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Gina Tourassi, Associate Laboratory Director for Computing and Computational Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Stephen Streiffer, Director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Jay Gambetta, Director of IBM Research and IBM Fellow; Mark Papermaster, CTO and Executive Vice President, AMD; Ralph Wittig, Corporate…