06:52 AM EST, 11/12/2025 (MT Newswires) -- International Business Machines ( IBM ) said Wednesday that it has unveiled its new quantum processor, IBM Quantum Nighthawk, with plans to deliver it to IBM ( IBM ) users by the end of the year.

The company said Nighthawk is designed for quantum advantage, allowing circuits with 30% more complexity than its previous processor while maintaining low error rates. The processor can handle problems requiring up to 5,000 two-qubit gates, which might reach up to 15,000 by 2028 with future iterations. IBM ( IBM ) said the first cases of verified quantum advantage could be confirmed by next year.

IBM ( IBM ) said it has also introduced Quantum Loon, an experimental chip to validate a new architecture for high-efficiency quantum error correction.

In addition, IBM ( IBM ) said it has updated its quantum software stack, Qiskit, which now includes dynamic circuit capabilities that improve accuracy by 24% at more than 100 qubit scale.

Additionally, IBM ( IBM ) said it has started primary fabrication of quantum processor wafers at the 300mm Albany NanoTech facility in New York. The move will double the company's R&D speed, deliver a ten-fold increase in the physical complexity of its quantum chips, and enable the research of multiple designs in parallel, the company said.