In its latest participation in public-private quantum development initiatives, Quantum Circuits, Inc., has joined the Northeast Regional Defense Technology Hub (NORDTECH) to help develop state-of-the-art fabrication technology that supports superconducting quantum computers.
NORDTECH is a regional coalition within The Microelectronics Commons program, which is a network of regional technology hubs acting on a shared mission to expand the nation’s global leadership in microelectronics. The Microelectronics Commons program is accelerating domestic prototyping and growing a pipeline of U.S.-based semiconductor talent.
Our Head of Solutions Architecture and Strategic Relations, Mowaffak Midani, plays a key role in this effort. From his perspective joining NORDTECH is a natural step for Quantum Circuits, given our existing participation in the SQFab initiative, which is a four-year project that has already demonstrated significant results in the design, fabrication, and characterization of key quantum computing components.
The SQFab project is a DoD funded project for Improved Materials for Superconducting Qubits with Scalable Fabrication. It is led by NY CREATES with work taking place at the non-profit organization’s Albany NanoTech Complex, a world-leading R&D, innovation hub and commercialization facilitator advancing technologies in the areas of logic, heterogeneous packaging, memory, integrated photonics, and more. The SQFab mission is to co-develop technologies necessary to demonstrate scalable quantum error correction, using new materials, innovative quantum circuits and qubit control schemes.
New materials, fabrication techniques, and approaches to superconducting device production are essential to manufacture high-performance resonators, transmons, and other critical microwave circuit elements that are fundamental to scalable quantum computing systems.
Being a part of NORDTECH is an exciting opportunity for Quantum Circuits to both contribute to the community and build on our expertise in nanofabrication. We look forward to engaging with its leaders and members to foster a robust effort in accelerating advanced fabrication methods to realize scalable device production and further the Northeast’s leading position as a leader in quantum technology.
