Yonsei University boosts quantum computer performance 25-fold with latest IBM chip

[Financial News] Yonsei University has introduced IBM’s latest quantum processor, the Quantum Nighthawk. This marks the first time worldwide that an IBM Quantum Network participant has installed a Nighthawk at its own facility, and is expected to further strengthen the foundation for quantum computing research and specialist training in Korea.
According to industry sources on the 4th, Yonsei University and IBM installed the latest Nighthawk processor in the IBM Quantum System One at the Quantum Computing Center on Yonsei University’s Songdo International Campus. This is also the first processor upgrade for the IBM Quantum System One, the first of its kind introduced in Korea. The quantum computer was initially built in 2024 with a 127-qubit IBM Quantum Eagle processor.
Nighthawk is the fastest quantum processor developed by IBM. Based on 120 programmable…