IBM Says Conventional AMD Chips Can Run Quantum Computing Error Correction Algorithm (reuters.com)
(Friday October 24, 2025 @11:30PM (BeauHD)
from the bits-meet-qubits dept.)
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- News link: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/10/24/2229203/ibm-says-conventional-amd-chips-can-run-quantum-computing-error-correction-algorithm
- Source link: https://www.reuters.com/business/ibm-says-key-quantum-computing-algorithm-can-run-conventional-amd-chips-2025-10-24/
IBM announced that its quantum error-correction algorithm [1]can now run in real time on standard AMD field-programmable gate array (FPGA) chips -- a major step toward making quantum computing more practical and affordable. Reuters reports:
> In June, IBM said it had developed an algorithm to run alongside quantum chips that can address such errors. In a research paper seen by Reuters to be published on Monday, IBM will show it can run those algorithms in real time on a type of chip called a field programmable gate array manufactured by AMD.
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> Jay Gambetta, director of IBM research, said the work showed that IBM's algorithm not only works in the real world, but can operate on a readily available AMD chip that is not "ridiculously expensive." "Implementing it, and showing that the implementation is actually 10 times faster than what is needed, is a big deal," Gambetta said in an interview. IBM has a multi-year plan to build a quantum computer called Starling by 2029. Gambetta said the algorithm work disclosed Friday was completed a year ahead of schedule.
[1] https://www.reuters.com/business/ibm-says-key-quantum-computing-algorithm-can-run-conventional-amd-chips-2025-10-24/
> In June, IBM said it had developed an algorithm to run alongside quantum chips that can address such errors. In a research paper seen by Reuters to be published on Monday, IBM will show it can run those algorithms in real time on a type of chip called a field programmable gate array manufactured by AMD.
>
> Jay Gambetta, director of IBM research, said the work showed that IBM's algorithm not only works in the real world, but can operate on a readily available AMD chip that is not "ridiculously expensive." "Implementing it, and showing that the implementation is actually 10 times faster than what is needed, is a big deal," Gambetta said in an interview. IBM has a multi-year plan to build a quantum computer called Starling by 2029. Gambetta said the algorithm work disclosed Friday was completed a year ahead of schedule.
[1] https://www.reuters.com/business/ibm-says-key-quantum-computing-algorithm-can-run-conventional-amd-chips-2025-10-24/
Tell me you're not technical without telling me (Score:3)
by Digital Avatar ( 752673 )
> a type of chip called a field programmable gate array
> chip that is not "ridiculously expensive."
In this glorious age of AI, the punchlines can write themselves.
Re: Tell me you're not technical without telling m (Score:3)
by Big Hairy Gorilla ( 9839972 )
Groan.. yeah that caught my eye. Don't make me read the article, I'm to lazy to really care but I'm uncomfortable with the lack of practical applications. This whole industry seems to be driven by anxiety that AI is getting more money.
What is this nonsense? (Score:3)
by gweihir ( 88907 )
You need to run quantum error correction on the qbits, or it does nothing. Well, I guess they have stopped pretending QCs are ever going to be useful...
How nice for AMD (Score:4, Interesting)
That Xilinx acquisition keeps paying off for them. It's surprising Intel didn't get more mileage out of Altera.
Re: (Score:3)
I'm fairly certain it works on an Altera FPGA too.
We'll not know until Monday, of course.