IBM has connected and cooled the first two modules of a modular cryogenic architecture designed to support multiple quantum processors, marking progress toward fault-tolerant quantum computing in the 2020s.

The system uses L-couplers to enable communication and shared operation between separate quantum chips, effectively forming a larger, more capable quantum computer.

The two-cell prototype stands over 8 feet tall and wide, initially cooling to 4 Kelvin and then dropping below 15 millikelvin to increase chip-to-chip wiring density and reduce thermal interference.

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Each cryogenic cabinet is three times the size of a domestic fridge, made of aluminum, with about 0.53 square meters of wiring space and 2.75 cubic meters of vacuum chamber volume.

Industry voices say the advance tackles physical qubits and interconnects, but practical quantum error correction and reliable logical qubits remain the central challenge.