BTQ Technologies and ITRI have completed a key milestone in developing a new chip designed to protect digital systems from future quantum computer attacks. The technology was tested using a 28-nanometre manufacturing process and supports major post-quantum security standards. Test chips are expected to reach customers and partners by the end of the year, bringing the technology closer to commercial use.
The Network research group at FAU’s Regional Computing Centre Erlangen is participating in the Infosim-coordinated QDD – Quantum Domain Dynamics project. The consortium has secured €3.26 million in BMFTR funding for a total volume of €3.84 million to develop automated hybrid quantum key distribution and post-quantum cryptography management across network domains through 2029. Intent-based networking exploring large language models forms a core technical component for orchestration.
Pasqal has demonstrated trapping of individual rubidium atoms using laser light delivered and controlled by a photonic integrated circuit, which the company describes as a first for neutral-atom systems. The four independently addressable traps achieved atom lifetimes in line with existing bulk-optics platforms. Pasqal estimates the architecture can shrink optical hardware by up to 50 times en route to systems exceeding 10,000 atoms and 100 logical qubits.