Atom Computing, a California-based quantum computer manufacturer, announced it would invest $100 million over the next three years in Colorado, where it plans to build its next generation of quantum computers. The company is the most recent to establish a facility in Boulder, Colorado, for quantum computing.
“We expect to invest $100 million in Colorado over the next three years as we develop our roadmap and hire more employees to support those efforts,”
Rob Hays, CEO of Atom Computing
Colorado’s governor, Jared Polis, who was present at the Atom Computing conference, stated that the state began to increase its engagement in quantum computing roughly two years ago.
In 2018, Atom launched its first office in Berkeley, California, where they are headquartered. Phoenix, their 100-qubit prototype system, is kept here and has achieved an industry record for coherence time.
“Leading researchers and companies are choosing to partner with Atom Computing to develop quantum-enabled solutions because our atomic arrays have the potential to scale larger and faster than other qubit technologies,”
Rob Hays, CEO of Atom Computing.
The Boulder facility is a significant step forward for Atom Computing, which secured $60 million in a Series B round earlier this year to manufacture its second-generation computers.
According to Rob Hays, they picked Colorado for its quantum expertise and top talent. the University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado School of Mines, and University of Denver all offer quantum-related studies. The National Institutes of Standards and Technology and the National Renewable Energy Lab, which have offices in Colorado, are also interested in quantum computing.
The company also has ties to Colorado. Ben Bloom, the company’s co-founder and CTO received his Ph.D. from the University of Colorado Boulder. He assisted physics professor Jun Ye in building one of the world’s most accurate atomic clocks. Atom Computing’s present scientific advisor, Ye, believes the new facility will be valuable to Colorado’s quantum environment.
The new facility will house future generations of Atom’s extremely scalable quantum computers, which utilise atomic arrays of optically trapped neutral atoms.
“We are excited to welcome Atom Computing to Boulder, which is already one of the world’s most booming centers for the quantum computing sector,” “The addition of Atom Computing helps further position Colorado as an economic leader for the next big wave of technology development and will create more good-paying jobs for Coloradans.”
Colorado’s governor, Jared Polis