ORNL, IBM, and AMD Launch Quantum Error Correction Co-Design Platform
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), IBM, and AMD have jointly launched a co-design platform for quantum error correction (QEC) at IBM's Poughkeepsie, New York site. This platform aims to accelerate classical and quantum workflows for scientifically relevant quantum computing. The initiative pairs IBM Quantum Nighthawk processors with ORNL’s Umbra, a high-performance computing (HPC) system featuring AMD Instinct MI355X GPUs and 5th Gen AMD EPYC™ CPUs. This co-located environment is also linked to ORNL's broader supercomputing ecosystem. The platform allows researchers to develop and validate quantum algorithms and workflows in a hybrid HPC-quantum computing setting, addressing the challenge of integrating quantum and classical computing resources that are typically separate.
