Technic Joins Project to Commercialize Quantum Computing Technology
The MATQu project brings together European research and technology organizations, industrial fabrication facilities and leading application partners in the domain of solid-state qubits.
Technic (Cranston, R.I.) has joined the MATQu (Materials for Quantum Computing) project, which aims to drive materials and technology options for quantum computing by bringing together leading European companies, academia and consortia.
MATQu started in June 2021 intending to support the creation of a pan-European research infrastructure for advanced computing technologies. The project is said to bring together European research and technology organizations, industrial fabrication facilities and leading application partners in the domain of solid-state qubits to realize the vision of a European supply chain for materials and processes.
Technic supplies advanced solutions for semiconductor fabrication and packaging, including electroplating chemistry, photoresist strippers, cleaners (post-etch residue removers), metal etchants and high purity wet chemistry, as well as manufacturing equipment and analytical controls.
MATQu will reportedly create a European eco-system to expand the applicability of core components of solid-state qubits by improving materials, as well as processing and characterization technologies for quantum computing hardware. In the three-year project, Superconducting Josephson junctions (SJJs) are the primary use case.
The main technical goal of MATQu is said to be to improve and transfer materials and technologies for superconducting qubits from laboratories to the market. Several project partners will contribute their expertise in materials, process integration and research to build reproducible qubits. Industry-style fabrication infrastructures will enable optimizing process parameters and systematically improving the performance of superconducting qubits.
