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Year 2·Month 30·Week 4

Day 836: IBM Heavy-Hex Surface Codes

Day 836 of 2,016~18 min read

Learning Objectives

•**Describe the heavy-hex lattice** - Understand the geometry and qubit connectivity
•**Explain the 3-connectivity constraint** - Analyze why IBM chose this architecture
•**Implement flag qubit protocols** - Design fault-tolerant syndrome extraction with flags
•**Compare connectivity requirements** - Evaluate trade-offs vs. 4-connectivity
•**Analyze IBM processor evolution** - Trace the roadmap from Falcon to Heron
•**Evaluate manufacturing advantages** - Understand yield and crosstalk benefits

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