Quobly and Orange Quantum Systems have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to accelerate automated testing of silicon spin qubits, addressing a critical need as quantum computing scales toward industrial production. The collaboration pairs Quobly’s silicon spin qubit technology, fabricated on a 300 mm FD-SOI platform, with Orange Quantum Systems’ expertise in high-throughput test systems.
This work will focus on characterizing how qubit performance varies across devices and wafers, a key challenge in moving beyond individual qubit development. Maud Vinet, CEO and co-founder of Quobly, said, “That means solving the engineering challenges behind the qubit as seriously as we solve the qubit itself.”
Quobly and OrangeQS Collaborate on Silicon Spin Qubit Testing
Quobly is building its quantum processors on a standard 300 mm FD-SOI platform, a manufacturing approach diverging from more specialized qubit fabrication methods and signaling a commitment to leveraging existing semiconductor infrastructure. This focus on manufacturability underpins a new collaboration with Orange Quantum Systems (OrangeQS) aimed at scaling up testing capabilities for silicon spin qubits. The partnership, formalized with a Memorandum of Understanding signed in Eindhoven, intends to address a critical bottleneck in quantum computing’s progression toward industrial production: rapidly and reliably assessing the performance of large numbers of qubits.
OrangeQS, based in Delft, specializes in automated diagnostics and high-throughput test systems, a crucial area as quantum processors increase in complexity. The collaboration will combine Quobly’s silicon spin qubit technology with OrangeQS’s expertise to develop measurement methodologies and testing capabilities tailored for industrialization.
This isn’t simply about verifying that qubits function, but systematically characterizing how performance varies across entire wafers and batches of devices, a challenge that demands automation and reproducibility. Quobly contributes its device specifications and test wafers, while OrangeQS brings its established automated testing infrastructure to bear on the problem, the company says. The need for this level of testing stems from Quobly’s ambitious scaling roadmap; the company aims for one million qubits by 2032, a goal achievable, they believe, through semiconductor-style integration and manufacturing.
Manufacturing at the 300 mm scale necessitates testing and characterization capabilities operating at a comparable level of throughput and reproducibility, a demand that drove the collaboration with OrangeQS. “We are building quantum computers at industrial scale,” stated a Quobly representative. “Our cooperation with OrangeQS brings automated testing and characterization into that effort, helping us build the capabilities needed to qualify silicon spin qubits at scale.” For OrangeQS, the partnership offers access to Quobly’s advanced silicon spin qubit technology and a partner aligned with a vision for industrial quantum computing.
Garrelt Alberts, Executive Director of Orange Quantum Systems, stated, “The rapid advances in spin qubit technology have moved the industry to a point where automated testing is no longer a future requirement but an immediate necessity. Through our collaboration with Quobly, we can ensure that OrangeQS MAX is optimally aligned with the needs of spin qubit developers and manufacturers.” The MoU signing took place during a Franco-Dutch working lunch on “Bridging the Tech Gap”, attended by both nations’ heads of government, underscoring the growing cooperation in quantum and semiconductor technologies between France and the Netherlands.
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