PASQAL, a leading quantum computing company, is setting up a factory in Sherbrooke, Canada, to produce state-of-the-art quantum processing devices for the North American market. The factory will be located in the DistriQ – Quantum Innovation Zone, which aims to accelerate the development of quantum technologies and applications. PASQAL’s technology uses highly focused lasers to trap and manipulate neutral atoms, creating quantum processors capable of operating with more than 300 qubits. The company plans to develop next-generation devices with 1,000 qubit quantum computing power, which could provide significant commercial advantages over classical computers by 2024.
PASQAL’s technology uses optical tweezers to trap and manipulate neutral atoms, enabling quantum computing with over 300 qubits. The company aims to deliver 1,000 qubit quantum computing power by 2024, providing significant advantages over classical computers. PASQAL’s customers include BMW, BASF, Johnson & Johnson, Siemens, Airbus, LG Electronics, and Thales.
PASQAL-Canada to Establish Quantum Computer Factory in Sherbrooke
PASQAL, a French quantum computing company, has announced the creation of a factory to produce state-of-the-art quantum processing devices at Espace Quantique 1 of DistriQ – Quantum Innovation Zone in Sherbrooke, Canada. PASQAL-Canada will produce hardware for the North American market to accelerate the adoption of neutral atoms quantum computing in the region. The company will develop new commercial applications in partnership with other organisations, focusing on smart cities, energy, and materials science.
PASQAL’s quantum technology uses highly focused lasers, known as “optical tweezers”, to trap and manipulate neutral atoms individually to create 1D and 2D arrays in arbitrary configurations. Each quantum bit (qubit) is encoded into two energy levels of an atom, with each atom in these arrays representing a qubit. PASQAL’s neutral atoms technology has already demonstrated its capability to operate with more than 300 qubits, and its next-generation devices will deliver 1,000 qubit quantum computing power, which it believes will provide significant commercial advantages over classical computers by 2024.
The company’s customers include BMW, BASF, Johnson & Johnson, Siemens, Airbus, LG Electronics, and Thales, among many others.
DistriQ’s Espace Quantique 1: A Hub for Quantum Technology Development
PASQAL will install its quantum computer production in DistriQ’s Espace Quantique 1, a 50,000 square foot (4,600 square meter) building set to open in Sherbrooke in early fall 2023. The facility will be the most extensive and comprehensive commercially focused quantum centre, bringing together leading minds in quantum technologies with well-equipped shared commercial quantum development labs. This setup allows companies like PASQAL to focus their resources on research and development rather than costly infrastructure and technologies.
Raphaël de Thoury, CEO of PASQAL Canada, said that the location is ideal for fostering collaborations with academic institutions and industries in North America, ensuring sustainable development in the growing quantum computing market. The ecosystem in Sherbrooke, supported by the dynamism of DistriQ – Quantum Innovation Zone, provides fertile ground for quantum industrial companies like PASQAL.
Applications of Hybrid Quantum and High-Performance Computing
The power of hybrid computers, which combine quantum computing with high-performance computing, has numerous applications, including:
- The optimisation of distribution or transport networks
- The understanding of photosynthesis mechanisms
- The design of catalysts for fertilisers or new drugs
- The optimisation of batteries or solar cells
Quantum computing is a promising field, with many companies worldwide investing in developing quantum technologies and applications in the hope of finding solutions to today’s humanity challenges.
About DistriQ, Quantum Innovation Zone
DistriQ, Quantum Innovation Zone, is a non-profit organisation (NPO) that acts as a catalyst of expertise and infrastructure, connecting and integrating the collaborative initiatives of the quantum ecosystem aimed at the emergence and acceleration of innovations. One of DistriQ’s flagship projects is Studio Quantique. The Institut Quantique from Université de Sherbrooke is one of Quantum Innovation Zone’s partners, increasing the synergy between research, teaching, entrepreneurship, and industry.
About PASQAL
PASQAL is a French quantum computing company that builds quantum processors from ordered neutral atoms in 2D and 3D arrays to bring a practical quantum advantage to its customers and address real-world problems. Founded in 2019 out of the Institut d’Optique, PASQAL has recently secured more than €140 million in financing.
“This location is ideal to catalyze PASQAL’s collaborations with academic institutions and industries in North America, ensuring a sustainable development in the growing quantum computing market,”
Raphaël de Thoury, CEO of PASQAL Canada.
“The ecosystem in Sherbrooke, fostered by the dynamism of DistriQ – Quantum Innovation Zone in Sherbrooke, is fertile ground for quantum industrial companies like PASQAL. DistriQ is unique, as it is gathering the key leading players in the value chain, from science to industrial applications”.
Summary
PASQAL is establishing a factory in Sherbrooke, Canada, to produce quantum processing devices for the North American market. Their neutral atoms technology has demonstrated the capability to operate with over 300 qubits, with next-generation devices aiming to deliver 1,000 qubit quantum computing power by 2024.
- PASQAL, a world leader in quantum computing, is establishing a factory in Sherbrooke, Canada, to produce quantum processing devices for the North American market.
- The factory will be located in DistriQ – Quantum Innovation Zone’s Espace Quantique 1, a 50,000-square-foot facility opening in early fall 2023.
- PASQAL’s technology uses “optical tweezers” to trap and manipulate neutral atoms, creating quantum processors with qubits encoded into two energy levels of an atom.
- The company has demonstrated the capability to operate with over 300 qubits and aims to deliver 1,000 qubit quantum computing power by 2024, providing significant commercial advantages over classical computers.
- PASQAL’s customers include BMW, BASF, Johnson & Johnson, Siemens, Airbus, LG Electronics, and Thales.
- The factory will develop new commercial applications in partnership with other companies, focusing on smart cities, energy, and materials science.
- Hybrid computers, combining quantum computing with High-Performance Computing, have potential applications in optimizing distribution networks, understanding photosynthesis mechanisms, designing catalysts for fertilizers or new drugs, and optimizing batteries or solar cells.
- Raphaël de Thoury, CEO of PASQAL Canada, highlights Sherbrooke’s ideal location and ecosystem for fostering collaborations with academic institutions and industries in North America.
- DistriQ, Quantum Innovation Zone, is a non-profit organization that connects and integrates collaborative initiatives in the quantum ecosystem to accelerate innovations.
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