# IBM's new modular architecture for cryogenic systems

DevFeed: [IBM's new modular architecture for cryogenic systems](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/ibm-s-new-modular-architecture-for-cryogenic-systems-17341.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://research.ibm.com/blog/modular-cryogenics>)

Published: 2026-08-19T10:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [IBM Research](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ibm-research.md>)

Topics: [Quantum Computing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/quantum-computing.md>), [Hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hardware.md>), [Architecture & Design](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/architecture-design.md>), [ibm](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ibm.md>)

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## AI overview

IBM describes a modular cryogenic architecture for connecting quantum processors through quantum and classical links. The design is intended to improve scalability, reliability, upgradeability, and support for future multi-chip, fault-tolerant quantum systems.

## Source excerpt

Modular approach to housing and cooling quantum processors clears a path for interconnected, fault-tolerant systems.