Quantum technology is transforming computing, sensing, and secure communications with breakthroughs in qubits, cryogenic electronics, and quantum ICs. Research hubs like the UK’s Quantum Technology Programme and global tech firms are pushing toward scalable quantum systems. Components such as superconducting circuits and quantum dots are being integrated into early-stage products. Electronics Weekly covers the intersection of quantum physics and electronics design, offering engineers insights into commercial applications and development roadmaps.
The government announced today that it is to spend £2bn on quantum computing research over the next four years. The Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) says it is encouraging companies to initially build prototype quantum computers with a view to having commercial versions available in the next decade. DSIT is targeting applications in financial services, quantum navigation, energy and pharmaceuticals. ...
IBM has published a quantum‑centric supercomputing reference architecture – a blueprint for integrating quantum computing into modern supercomputing environments. IBM’s progress in extending useful quantum computing to HPC is discussed here. Technical detail about the first reference architecture for quantum-centric supercomputing is available here. The architecture shows how quantum processors (QPUs) can work alongside GPUs and CPUs, across on‑premises systems, ...
The UK’s most powerful quantum computer will be based at the University of Cambridge as part of a partnership with quantum specialist IonQ. The partnership will support the creation of the IonQ Quantum Innovation Centre to be based at the Ray Dolby Centre, the new home of Cambridge’s Cavendish Laboratory. The centre will house an IonQ 256-qubit quantum computer. “Access ...
A Quantum-safe test bed has opened in Quebec, Canada, at the Université Laval’s Centre for Optics, Photonics and Lasers and the National Optics Institute. The Kirq test bed simulates a real-world environment to test quantum-secure technologies, identify vulnerabilities in existing networks and assess solutions before they are deployed at scale. Quebec-based non-profit organisation for large-scale digital innovation Numana invested $2m ...
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Terran Orbital is announcing the Mitsubishi Electric LEO Demo Mission, testing the use of on-orbit quantum technology for low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites. In collaboration with Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and Mitsubishi Electric US, the mission will feature the company’s Nebula bus. This will be equipped with a Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) and Optical Terminal payload – for testing secured communications ...
The EU is putting up €25m to pursue superconducting quantum technologies via a consortium called SUPREME. It is made up of: Alice & Bob, Amires, Arctic Instruments, Bayerische Akademie Der Wissenschaften, CEA, Delft University, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, IFAE, Infineon, IQM, Leibniz Institute, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Peak Quantum, Qilimanjaro QphoX, Quantum Tech, QuantWare, Silent Waves, Silicon Austria Labs, Single Quantum, The ...
IonQ, the quantum specialist is to buy SkyWater, the foundry company, for $1.8 billion in cash and stock. “This transformational acquisition enables IonQ to materially accelerate its quantum computing roadmap and secure its fully scalable supply chain domestically,” says IonQ CEO Niccolo de Masi, “with secure, U.S.-based design, packaging and chip fabrication – IonQ will benefit from vertical integration across ...
Irish quantum computing startup Equal1 has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to install one of its computers – the Bell-1 Quantum Computer – at the agency’s facilities. The novel computer, to support Hybrid Quantum Computing (HQC), will work at ESA’s Φ-lab in Frascati, Italy. It will be as part of its Quantum Computing for Earth Observation (QC4EO) ...
Princeton researchers have developed a diamond-based quantum sensor that can measure magnetic phenomena at the nanometre scale. “The technique uncovers fluctuations that are beyond the reach of existing instruments and provides key insight into materials such as graphene and superconductors,” according to the university. “The underlying diamond-based sensing methods have been under development for half a decade. But the team ...
