Insider Brief QUDORA Technologies has been selected as one of 13 European companies under the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking’s Quantum Grand Challenge to develop scalable quantum computing platforms. QUDORA’s NEQTAR project will develop a technical and financial roadmap for scaling its Near Field Quantum Control technology and integrating it with European HPC infrastructure. The Quantum Grand … Read more

Insider Brief Quantum X Labs has appointed Professor Daniel Freedman as Distinguished Quantum Scientist, effective immediately. Freedman will contribute to the company’s scientific strategy and technology roadmap, with a focus on applications at the intersection of artificial intelligence and quantum technology. His research background spans AI, quantum physics, quantum chemistry, computational science and applied mathematics, … Read more

Insider Brief IonQ has launched Superion 256, a 256-qubit trapped-ion quantum computing platform designed as the foundation for its future compute products. The system uses IonQ’s Electronic Qubit Control technology and semiconductor manufacturing through SkyWater, with the company targeting customer deliveries in 2027. IonQ is developing Superion 256 alongside Superion 10K, with the platform intended … Read more

Insider Brief SkyWater Technology and Qolab have announced a multi-year commercial collaboration to transition superconducting quantum technology from custom development to repeatable wafer manufacturing. Qolab will serve as a lead customer for SkyWater’s SC250 superconducting platform to advance its Quantum System-in-Package architecture. The partnership combines SkyWater’s Minnesota fabrication capabilities with Qolab’s packaging, integration and testing … Read more

Insider Brief PsiQuantum has finalized a $100 million U.S. Department of Commerce award under the CHIPS and Science Act to support quantum computing R&D and domestic semiconductor manufacturing. The funding, combined with PsiQuantum’s co-investment, will support development and manufacturing of optical switches, single-photon detectors and advanced packaging technologies. The company plans to expand its U.S. … Read more

Insider Brief NLM Photonics has added Pangaea Ventures and Diamond Edge Ventures to its investor base, alongside increased investments from several existing backers, to support commercialization of its organic photonics technology. The funding will support development of organic hybrid photonic integrated circuits for optical transceivers, data-center interconnects and potential quantum computing applications. NLM has reported … Read more

Insider Brief IonQ and Congruity360 have signed an $8.18 million agreement to deploy a quantum-safe network using IonQ’s post-quantum cryptography and QKD technologies. Congruity360 will integrate IonQ’s Clavis QKD pairs and Solteris Network Appliances into its enterprise data management platform to protect sensitive data in transit. The collaboration will serve Congruity360 customers across sectors including … Read more

Insider Brief SkyWater Technology has launched SkyWater Quantum Solutions, a dedicated semiconductor supplier focused on process development, integration and manufacturing for quantum computing, networking and sensing. The offering combines SkyWater’s superconducting and silicon-nitride photonics platforms with heterogeneous integration and advanced packaging capabilities. SkyWater also announced a superconducting quantum-development program with Qolab using its SC250 platform … Read more

Insider Brief IonQ published an end-to-end resource estimate showing that a fault-tolerant trapped-ion quantum computer with about 20,000 physical qubits could solve the secp256k1 elliptic-curve discrete logarithm problem in 25.7 days per attempt. The study estimates a device footprint of 19,397 physical qubits, 1,457 logical qubits and 39 million logical Toffoli gates, with the computation … Read more

Insider Brief Quantinuum has finalized a $100 million CHIPS and Science Act funding agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce to support trapped-ion quantum computing R&D and domestic manufacturing. The funding will support next-generation ion traps and electronics, including work with GlobalFoundries on 300mm wafer fabrication and Monarch Quantum on lasers and optical components. The … Read more