Quobly Forges Strategic Collaboration with STMicroelectronics to Accelerate its Quantum Processor Manufacturing for Large-Scale Quantum Computing Solutions

Quobly Forges Strategic Collaboration with STMicroelectronics
to Accelerate its Quantum Processor Manufacturing for Large-Scale Quantum Computing Solutions

• Collaboration will leverage ST’s 28nm FD-SOI commercial semiconductor volume manufacturing processes to pave the way towards cost-competitive, large-scale quantum computing solutions.
  
  
• Quobly and ST envision the first generation of commercial products to be available by 2027, targeting applicative markets including materials development and systems modeling.
  
  

Grenoble, France and Geneva, Switzerland – December 12, 2024 – Quobly, a cutting-edge quantum computing startup, today announced a transformative collaboration with STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, to produce quantum processor units (QPUs) at scale. By leveraging STMicroelectronics’ advanced FD-SOI semiconductor process technologies, this collaboration is set to make large-scale quantum computing feasible and cost-effective, positioning both companies at the forefront of next-generation computing technologies.

Quobly aims to break the 1-million-qubit barrier by 2031, targeting applications ranging from pharmaceuticals, finance, materials science and complex systems modeling, including climate and fluid dynamics simulations. Together, the two companies aim to achieve a breakthrough in quantum computing by utilizing their common expertise in FD-SOI, driving down R&D costs, and addressing the market's demand for scalable, affordable quantum computing processors.

In the first phase of the collaboration, Quobly and ST will adapt ST’s 28nm FD-SOI process to match Quobly’s requirements, targeting a 100 Qubit Quantum Machine with proof of scalability beyond 100k physical qubits. ST will leverage its integrated device manufacturer model to bring Quobly its ability to bridge co-design, prototyping, industrialization and volume production at scale in 300mm fabs using FD-SOI, a technology it has developed and exploited commercially for years across automotive, industrial and consumer applications.

Maud Vinet, CEO of Quobly, expressed her enthusiasm: "This collaboration is unparalleled in the quantum computing landscape. Working closely with STMicroelectronics will fast-track the industrialization of our quantum processor technology by several years. We are thrilled to leverage ST’s semiconductor manufacturing expertise, which will speed up the development of a fully fault-tolerant quantum computer. We aim at breaking the 1-million-Qubit barrier by 2031, with applications ranging from pharmaceuticals, finance, materials science and complex systems modeling, including climate and fluid dynamics simulations.”