UK-based quantum computing firm Quantum Motion, founded by Professors John Morton and Simon Benjamin from University College London and University of Oxford, respectively, has partnered with the University of Pennsylvania. The partnership will provide researchers access to Quantum Motion’s silicon qubit chips and funding to expand the university’s quantum hardware testing facilities. The university’s quantum hardware lab, led by Assistant Professor Anthony Sigillito, will test the limits of qubit control using Quantum Motion’s chips. This is Quantum Motion’s first university partnership in the US, aiming to advance chip development and attract top US talent.
Quantum Motion Partners with University of Pennsylvania
Quantum Motion, a UK-based quantum computing company, has entered into a significant academic partnership with the University of Pennsylvania in the US. This partnership will provide researchers with access to Quantum Motion’s latest silicon qubit chips and substantial funding to support their work and expand the university’s quantum hardware testing facilities. This is the first university partnership in the US for Quantum Motion, and it is expected to advance the company’s chip development and attract top talent from the US to contribute to the company’s growth.
The University of Pennsylvania’s quantum hardware lab, led by Assistant Professor Anthony Sigillito, will test the fundamental limits of qubit control using Quantum Motion’s chips. Sigillito’s group has exceptional technical expertise in developing new methods to encode and control electron spin qubits. For Quantum Motion, the partnership will help further its vision of developing scalable quantum computers using silicon.
The partnership will also facilitate exchange visits between Quantum Motion and the University of Pennsylvania, establishing deeper ties and offering students and academics the opportunity to visit and work in the experimental facilities at the company’s headquarters in London. Quantum Motion will fund a postdoctoral scholar, a PhD student for three years, and invest in a significant expansion of quantum hardware testing infrastructure at the university.
Anthony Sigillito, Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania said, “Quantum Motion is taking a systematic approach to understanding and overcoming the hard problems that must be tackled in order to build a long-term technology platform. Scalability is the key theme in my lab and it is clear to me that even in its early days, Quantum Motion has been assessing the prospects for scaling to larger systems. There is a tremendous amount of talent at Quantum Motion and I’m excited that my lab will be able to interact with the Quantum Motion team on a deep level.”
Quantum Motion’s Vision and Achievements
Quantum Motion is focused on developing scalable quantum computers using silicon. Over the last two years, the company has achieved a series of peer-reviewed and record-breaking milestones that underline how silicon has the potential to be the fastest, most cost-effective and scalable way of producing the millions of qubits needed to create fully-functional, fault-tolerant quantum computers.
The company has designed and validated integrated circuits capable of generating, routing and processing signals at deep cryogenic temperatures, operating down to a few tenths of a degree above absolute zero. Recent demonstrations, such as the mass characterisation of thousands of multiplexed quantum dots fabricated in a tier one foundry, have further underlined the company’s advantage.
About Quantum Motion
Quantum Motion is developing a revolutionary technology platform; not just a qubit, but a scalable array of qubits based on the ubiquitous silicon technology already used to manufacture the chips in smartphones and computers. The company is developing fault tolerant quantum computing architectures that are compatible with CMOS processes. These fault tolerant quantum processors will support the most powerful quantum algorithms, targeting solutions to currently intractable problems in fields as diverse as chemistry, materials science, medicine and artificial intelligence. The company employs 50 people, comprising specialists in quantum theory, engineering and software.
John Morton, CTO of Quantum Motion, said, “North London and Philadelphia pioneered computing in the 1940s with the development of Colossus and ENIAC, the world’s first electronic digital computers, so it is particularly exciting to be launching a partnership linking these historic locations for the development of a new generation of computers. Anthony Sigillito’s group is leading work to enable devices with improved qubit-to-qubit connectivity and new control approaches and we’re looking forward to working with him to develop a truly scalable quantum processor.”
Summary
Quantum Motion, a UK-based quantum computing firm, has entered into a significant academic partnership with the University of Pennsylvania, providing access to its silicon qubit chips and funding to expand the university’s quantum hardware testing facilities. This collaboration aims to advance the development of scalable quantum computers using silicon, with the university’s quantum hardware lab testing the limits of qubit control using Quantum Motion’s chips.
- Quantum Motion, a UK-based quantum computing company founded by Professor John Morton of University College London and Professor Simon Benjamin of the University of Oxford, has entered into a partnership with the University of Pennsylvania in the US.
- The partnership will provide researchers access to Quantum Motion’s latest silicon qubit chips and funding to expand the university’s quantum hardware testing facilities.
- The University of Pennsylvania’s quantum hardware lab, led by Assistant Professor Anthony Sigillito, will test the limits of qubit control using Quantum Motion’s chips.
- The partnership will also fund a postdoctoral scholar, a PhD student for three years, and invest in expanding the university’s quantum hardware testing infrastructure.
- Quantum Motion has achieved several milestones in the past two years, demonstrating the potential of silicon as a cost-effective and scalable material for producing qubits, the building blocks of quantum computers.
- The company has designed and validated integrated circuits capable of operating at deep cryogenic temperatures, a few tenths of a degree above absolute zero.
- Quantum Motion is developing a scalable array of qubits based on silicon technology, aiming to solve complex problems in fields such as chemistry, materials science, medicine, and artificial intelligence.