Diraq, GlobalFoundries to Make Quantum Chips With Standard Tools
- Hybrid chips use both quantum and conventional processors
- Real-world commercial quantum computing remains elusive
A laser tests the optical waveguide of a quantum computing chip.
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GlobalFoundries Inc. will produce a sample of startup Diraq Pty’s chip equipped with both quantum and classical processors this month, the latest attempt to make quantum computers practical in the real world.
The contract manufacturer will use standard equipment and materials to make Sydney-based Diraq’s chip, which has a quantum processor designed to operate at 99.9% accuracy at 1 Kelvin (-272.15C), alongside classical transistors that can operate at such temperatures. European research consortium Imec helped develop the commercial manufacturing process for the quantum processor.