By Byeongku Lee
Publication Date: 2026-11-04 11:45:00
IBM’s Quantum Nighthawk processor in the United States. Provided by IBM
Yonsei University has introduced the latest quantum computer chip from IBM in the United States at its international campus in Songdo, Incheon. It is the first deployment among universities worldwide and IBM’s client companies. The university plans to expand the use of this infrastructure for research into treatments for intractable diseases in connection with a Japanese supercomputer, for training quantum talent, and for supporting domestic startups.
At the “Next-Generation Quantum Computing Platform Launch Ceremony” held on the 4th at the Yonsei International Campus Quantum Computing Center, the university announced that it had upgraded its existing quantum computer to the 458-qubit quantum processing unit (QPU) “IBM Nighthawk R2” (hereafter Nighthawk).
Quantum computers are strategic technologies capable of solving types of problems that are impossible for conventional computers. They…
