Infineon Technologies AG and Oxford Ionics announced that they will work together to create a fully integrated high-performance quantum processor (QPU). The combination of Oxford Ionics' unique Electron Qubit Control (EQC) technology with Infineon's world-leading engineering, manufacturing capabilities and technical expertise in quantum technology will enable hundreds of qubit quantum processors within the next five years. Lay the foundation for industrial production. The cooperation between the two parties aims to take quantum computing technology from the laboratory to the application field, and transform it into a real industrial-grade solution.
Quantum computing will usher in a new era of computing power for many industries that are looking to radically improve their processes and capabilities. Achieving this goal requires the development of qubit technology that can be manufactured at scale, while simultaneously controlling an increasing number of qubits and keeping quantum errors to the lowest or even lower levels to date. Using Oxford Ionics' EQC technology, ion trap qubits can be integrated into Infineon's mature semiconductor processes. Ion trap qubits are currently very advanced qubit technology in terms of quantum error levels.
Chris Balance, co-founder of Oxford Ionics, said: "The big challenge for quantum computing applications is to achieve large-scale production and improve performance. Some technologies can be mass-produced, but the performance is not good; some technologies are in terms of performance. Compliant, but not at scale. Our electronic control technology has the unique advantage of being able to do both. With Infineon's mature and highly flexible semiconductor process, we can accelerate the commercialization of quantum processors. We have market-leading quantum error rates, and these processors require significantly fewer qubits than other technologies to solve real-world problems."
The first devices from Oxford Ionics will be cloud-connected by the end of 2022, giving commercial users the opportunity to access and use these cutting-edge quantum computers in the cloud. The company plans to launch fully integrated devices with sufficiently high performance and scalable to hundreds of qubits within two years. The ultimate goal of Infineon and Oxford Ionics is to provide fully integrated quantum processors with hundreds of qubits within five years and link them together through Oxford Ionics' quantum networking technology to form a quantum supercomputing cluster.
Stephan Schaecher, Director of New Applications, Innovation and Quantum Computing at Infineon Technologies Industrial, said: "Infineon's role is to bring Oxford Ionics' pioneering technology to scale with the required qubit count and low Quantum error rate. Infineon's ion trap technology, combined with our predictable, repeatable and reliable manufacturing and packaging capabilities, makes this possible."
