Classiq Quantum Software Gains Scientek and Kensho in Taiwan
Key Takeaways
Deal split: Scientek will take Classiq to market in Taiwan; Kensho will handle market development, introductions, and local support.
Portable circuits: Users describe algorithms as high-level models and receive optimized hardware-ready circuits.
Show debut: Both collaborations are being introduced at SEMICON Taiwan 2026 in Taipei.
Classiq announced a go-to-market agreement with Scientek Corporation and a separate market development partnership with Taiwan distributor Shyan Sheng HiTech Co., Ltd., which trades as Kensho, on September 2, 2026 to expand access to Classiq quantum software. Scientek will introduce the platform to semiconductor firms, research institutes, universities and government organizations. Kensho will introduce it to government agencies, research institutions and enterprises, with an initial focus on chemical, materials and defense buyers. Both agreements include local support and training, and the parties will explore joint research.
Classiq Platform and Circuit Synthesis
The Classiq platform lets teams describe algorithms as high-level functional models. Synthesis then builds optimized circuits for a chosen processor, simulator or cloud target, so code stays portable as hardware changes.
- Classiq combines AI agents, the Qmod high-level language and design automation for hardware-ready software.
- The stack supports quantum-only and hybrid quantum-classical workflows, plus hardware benchmarking and cost or performance tuning on processors, simulators and cloud services.
- Scientek, a Zen Voce company founded in 1979, already supplies complementary systems from Bluefors, Qblox and IQM Quantum Computers, giving local labs a path from cryogenics and control electronics to software.
- Named early use cases include materials research, chemical simulation, process optimization and semiconductor-related modeling.
Taiwan is bringing together semiconductor leadership, artificial intelligence, high-performance computing and quantum research. Scientek has longstanding relationships across the semiconductor and scientific communities, making it a strong local partner for expanding access to quantum software.
In the Scientek announcement, Nir Minerbi, co-founder and CEO at Classiq, said, “Taiwan is bringing together semiconductor leadership, artificial intelligence, high-performance computing and quantum research.
Scientek has longstanding relationships across the semiconductor and scientific communities, making it a strong local partner for expanding access to quantum software.”
Taiwan Channels and SEMICON Debut
Scientek and Kensho are introducing the platform through existing industrial accounts and are staffing meetings at SEMICON Taiwan 2026, running September 2 to September 4, 2026 at TaiNEX 1 and 2 (Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center).
Partner | Agreement | Primary audiences | SEMICON Taiwan 2026 |
Scientek (Zen Voce company), founded 1979 | Go-to-market | Semiconductor firms, research institutes, universities, government | TaiNEX 2, 1st floor, booth P5900 with Zen Voce |
Shyan Sheng HiTech Co., Ltd. (Kensho), founded 1986 | Market development | Government agencies, research institutions, enterprises; initial focus on chemical, materials and defense buyers | TaiNEX 1, 1st floor, booth K2483 |
- Both partners will offer enablement and training and will explore joint research and development on quantum applications.
- Since 2025 Kensho has represented German quantum computing technology, including trapped-ion systems from QUDORA, and Japanese quantum algorithms in Taiwan.
- On March 11, 2026, Kensho co-organized the Q2T International Advanced Forum on Quantum Computers, Software & Encrypted Communication and Sensing in Taipei. The forum was guided by the Ministry of Economic Affairs Department of Industrial Technology, hosted by the Institute for Information Industry, and co-organized with the Taiwan-Japan Industrial Cooperation Promotion Association. Classiq presented at Q2T, so the new Kensho agreement follows an earlier software introduction rather than a first contact.
“Taiwan’s semiconductor companies and research institutions are increasingly evaluating how quantum computing could contribute to areas such as materials research, simulation and optimization. Customers need more than access to hardware,” said Simon Lin, CEO at Scientek.
“Taiwan is gradually gaining access to more quantum hardware, but hardware alone is not enough to build practical applications. Classiq provides the software layer needed to transform domain expertise into quantum programs, enabling us to offer customers a complete path from technology evaluation to application development,” stated Fu-Hsin Hsiao, chairman of Kensho.
In the Kensho announcement, Minerbi said Taiwan has strong semiconductor expertise, advanced research capabilities and growing demand for new computing technologies, and pledged local support for cross-platform quantum software development.
Bottom Line
Classiq now has a Taiwan go-to-market channel and a separate market-development partner for software access.
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