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D-Wave plans a 181-qubit blueprint for fault tolerance in 2028

Due 2028

D-Wave says it will complete in 2028 a 181-qubit gate-model system expected to make errors 2,000 times rarer than on its physical qubits, which it calls the blueprint for scalable fault-tolerant machines (computers that correct their own errors as they run).

Predicted by: D-Wave Quantum
Type: Official company roadmap
Said on: Jun 1, 2026
Original deadline: in 2028 (2028)
Status: Pending

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D-Wave Gate-Model Quantum Computing Platform
Primary source

“2028: Completion of a 181-physical-qubit system that can deliver an expected 2,000-fold error reduction factor over the physical error rate, representing the scalable blueprint for fault-tolerant architectures”
The Quantum Insider D-Wave's New Gate-Model Roadmap Puts Pin in 2032 For 100 Logical-Qubit System
Independent coverageJun 1, 2026

“Planned milestones include systems with 17 physical qubits in 2026, 49 physical qubits in 2027, 181 physical qubits in 2028, a 10-logical-qubit fault-tolerant system in 2030, and a 100-logical-qubit system by 2032.”

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D-Wave plans a 181-qubit blueprint for fault tolerance in 2028

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