Qolab and SkyWater announce commercial foundry collaboration

Qolab and SkyWater Technology have announced a multi-year commercial collaboration to advance Qolab’s Quantum System-in-Package (QSiP) architecture. Under the agreement, Qolab will serve as a lead customer on SkyWater’s newly launched SC250 superconducting platform.

The program combines Qolab’s superconducting quantum hardware expertise with SkyWater’s process-development and manufacturing capabilities and reflects a shared view that the next stage of superconducting quantum computing will require quantum-device expertise and semiconductor manufacturing discipline to advance in parallel.

“SkyWater brings an established track record of supporting quantum programs and gives us access today to the specialized capabilities needed to advance our Quantum System-in-Package,” said Dr. John Martinis, Chief Technology Officer of Qolab. “QSiP is designed to materially improve quantum system economics by integrating costly, complex cryogenic control components into a compact package. Combining SkyWater’s rapid, flexible development support with a repeatable commercial wafer services model gives us the manufacturing and cost visibility needed to iterate quickly and build a clear path toward commercial deployment.”

The partnership also connects SkyWater’s fabrication capabilities in Minnesota with Qolab’s packaging, integration, and testing capabilities in Wisconsin, establishing a coordinated Midwest manufacturing pathway for superconducting quantum devices.
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