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Terminal/Processor DB/Heron r1

commercialsuperconducting

Heron r1

by IBM

Approach

superconducting

Qubit Count

133

Logical Qubits

null

Quantum Volume

512

1Q Gate Fidelity

99.8%

2Q Gate Fidelity

99.5%

Coherence Time

150 µs

Gate Speed

~70 ns (ECR gate)

Connectivity

Heavy-hex lattice, tunable couplers

Operating Temp

15 mK

Cloud Access

IBM Quantum

Year

2023

Status

COMMERCIAL

About

IBM's Heron r1, launched December 2023, represents IBM's quality-over-quantity pivot. With tunable couplers eliminating static ZZ interactions, Heron r1 delivered a 3-5x improvement in two-qubit gate fidelity over Eagle, making it IBM's workhorse for utility-scale experiments.