IBM Quantum System One at Yonsei University

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Key facts

Reported facts

Structured facts sourced from citations already on this record. Each fact traces to a source in the References section below.

Installed

January 2025 (first IBM Quantum System One in Korea)

Current QPU

IBM Eagle 127-qubit

Upgrade

IBM Nighthawk 120-qubit (November 2026)

Significance

2nd IBM Quantum System One on a university campus globally

Research

Leigh Syndrome research with University of Cambridge

Opened

November 19, 2024

Deployed

November 19, 2024 (first IBM Quantum System One in South Korea)

Ceremonial opening

March 2025, coinciding with Yonsei's 140th anniversary

Current QPU detail

127-qubit IBM Quantum Eagle processor, heavy-hex layout

Nighthawk specs

120 superconducting qubits, square lattice, 218 tunable couplers, 4 direct connections per qubit

First external Nighthawk

November 2026 install will be the first Nighthawk deployment outside an IBM-controlled facility

Housing

System enclosed in a 3-meter glass cube on the Songdo International Campus

Adjacent build-out

8,500 sqm quantum research complex under construction for industry-academia collaboration

Hybrid workflow

Paired with RIKEN's Fugaku supercomputer (Japan) for Leigh syndrome target research

Cambridge partnership

Milner Therapeutics Institute collaboration on AI-driven drug discovery and stem cell research

Regional context

Songdo International Campus, roughly 35 km west of Seoul; adjacent to Samsung Biologics and Celltrion biotech cluster

Ecosystem partner

Incheon Metropolitan City co-developing quantum-bio convergence cluster

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The deal

operator

IBM

Power

Power source

grid

Interconnection

Water

No process water cooling. IBM Quantum System One uses a dilution refrigerator with liquid helium to hold the QPU near absolute zero (approximately -273 C / 15 mK).

Why here

IBM Quantum System One at Yonsei University sits on university in Incheon, South Korea. It draws on grid power. This siting summary is composed from the record's held fields, not speculation; see methodology.

Sources

• Yonsei University to Upgrade On-Premises IBM Quantum System One to Nighthawk QPU ↗
• Yonsei Deploys First IBM Quantum System One in the Republic of Korea ↗
• Yonsei Deploys First IBM Quantum System One in the Republic of Korea ↗ · IBM Newsroom
• Yonsei University Establishes South Korea's First 127-Qubit Quantum Computing Center ↗ · The Quantum Insider
• Yonsei to Install IBM Nighthawk Quantum Processor for Research and Industry Applications ↗ · The Quantum Insider
• South Korea's Yonsei University to deploy IBM Quantum System One at new Quantum Computing Center ↗ · Data Center Dynamics
• Yonsei University deploys Korea's 1st commercial quantum computer developed by IBM ↗ · The Korea Times
• Yonsei and IBM building Korea's quantum ecosystem ↗ · IBM Quantum Computing Blog
• IBM and Yonsei University Unveil Collaboration to Bring IBM Quantum System One to Korea ↗ · IBM Newsroom
• IBM Nighthawk Reaches South Korea: First Deployment Outside IBM Targets Leigh Syndrome ↗ · Tech Times

82a35965-ab5e-4fce-a6de-961c52cc6cd5 · Tracked with DEPLOY's verified-vs-claimed methodology. Every term is defined in the glossary. Announced numbers are claims, not built capacity.

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