€35m Investment in Portable Quantum Computer Development

Germany’s Cyber Agency has recently made significant strides in the field of quantum computing by awarding three contracts totaling €35 million for the development of a portable quantum computer system. Quantum Brilliance and ParityQC, along with Infineon and Oxford Ionics, are the companies that have been selected to work on this groundbreaking project.

This project aims to leverage the room temperature diamond vacancy quantum technology pioneered by Quantum Brilliance, which will be integrated into a compact package suitable for mobile use. The strategic partnership between Quantum Brilliance and ParityQC was chosen as one of the winning bids for this substantial research grant, marking a significant milestone for both companies.

The advantages of a mobile quantum computer are vast, as it will enable highly complex simulations to be performed at quantum speeds directly in the field. This eliminates the need for data centers or cloud access, providing secure and reliable computing power in remote environments. In defense and national security applications, a mobile quantum computer could revolutionize troop movements, battlefield analysis, and real-time simulations of chemical or biological agents.

Quantum Brilliance specializes in miniaturization, developing smaller quantum chips that operate at room temperature using nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in synthetic diamonds as qubits. On the other hand, ParityQC is focused on creating a quantum architecture and operating system for scalable NV-center quantum computers. These complementary approaches are crucial for the successful development of a mobile quantum computer.

Meanwhile, the mobile ion qubit quantum computer being developed by Infineon and Oxford Ionics will utilize ion trap technology to build a quantum processor in Villach, Austria. This technology roadmap is designed to scale to over 1,000 qubits of high quality, offering promising prospects for the future of quantum computing.