ROHM Completes Demonstration of Manufacturing Process Optimization by Applying Quanmatic's Quantum Technology - Seite 2

After testing and validating the prototype at ROHM’s domestic and overseas factories, the results showed that key performance indicators, such as utilization and delivery delay rates, could be improved by several percentage points. In addition, implementing algorithm significantly reduces computation time, enabling timely and optimal operation in response to changes in manufacturing conditions.

Going forward, both companies will work to further deepen their collaboration to improve the accuracy of the manufacturing system through a series of trial operations at overseas plants, with the goal of full-scale introduction in April 2024.

Nozomu Togawa, CSO and Co-Founder of Quanmatic / Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University: “This result is an example of a highly mathematical optimization calculation method researched at a university being applied in the real world. The aim:  Providing semiconductor products through a supply chain that is continually optimized on a daily basis using quantum-related methods – which holds great significance as a large-scale practical application of quantum technology. We believe that the accumulation of such achievements will lay the foundation for realizing the Japanese government’s ‘Future Vision of a Quantum Society’ (a society in which 10 million people will be using quantum technology by 2030).”

Tetsuo Tateishi, Member of the Board, Senior Corporate Officer and CTO, ROHM Co., Ltd.: “As the role of semiconductors becomes increasingly important to achieving a decarbonized society, ensuring stable supply has become a societal issue. The development of an operational system suitable for large-scale mass production lines using quantum technology represents a major step forward for the semiconductor manufacturing industry, enabling real-time optimization of production processes. Going beyond the current situation, we will accelerate the introduction of quantum technology and related methods into a wide range of processes, with the goal of strengthening our stable supply system by establishing a more holistically optimized supply chain.”

About Quanmatic
A startup founded in October 2022 by CEO Sumitaka Koga, CTO Shu Tanaka (an Associate Professor of Keio University), and CPO Yosuke Mukasa based on the research of Professor Nozomu Togawa (CSO) of Waseda University, Quanmatic provides computer science algorithms for utilizing quantum-related technologies. With the vision of ‘creating a world where quantum technology is accessible to all,’ Quanmatic continues to develop optimization engines that apply algorithmic intellectual property to business problems while deploying efficient solutions for general-purpose quantum computing technology independent of hardware dependencies. https://quanmatic.com/en/