Overview

• IBM plans to construct Starling in Poughkeepsie, New York by 2029 as its first large-scale, error-corrected quantum system hosted in a new data center.
• The Starling design calls for 200 logical qubits capable of performing 100 million consecutive operations with high accuracy, roughly 20,000 times the power of current machines.
• A quantum low-density parity check algorithm reduces the overhead to about 12 physical qubits per logical qubit, matching leading industry standards for error correction.
• Key milestones include IBM Quantum Loon in 2025, Kookaburra in 2026 and Cockatoo in 2027 to validate modular processors and real-time decoding techniques.
• IBM intends to follow Starling with Blue Jay by 2033, targeting 2,000 logical qubits and a billion operations to tackle practical challenges in chemistry, materials and optimization.