# D-Wave Charts Path to Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing by 2032
D-Wave has unveiled an ambitious roadmap for gate-model quantum computing, targeting a 100-logical-qubit system capable of performing over one million operations by 2032. Logical qubits are error-corrected qubits that function more reliably than raw physical qubits.
The company’s strategy centers on its dual-rail superconducting qubit architecture, which detects roughly 90% of errors during computation—a significant advantage over competing approaches. This built-in error detection dramatically reduces the physical qubits needed for error correction.
Key milestones include 17 physical qubits by 2026, scaling to 181 by 2028, and reaching a 10-logical-qubit fault-tolerant system by 2030. D-Wave emphasizes that superconducting technology enables error-correction cycles 100–1,000 times faster than rival platforms like neutral atoms or trapped ions.
The company targets a Lambda value of 10—measuring how quickly errors reduce with added error-correction—compared to the industry standard of around 2. This ambitious metric could accelerate the path to commercially viable quantum computing for chemistry and AI applications.
*Read the full announcement at The Quantum Insider.*