Insider Brief
- Quantum Source and QC Design will integrate Plaquette, a software tool for designing fault-tolerant quantum computing architectures, into its R&D workflow.
- Plaquette’s precision in modeling hardware imperfections will help Quantum Source refine its photonic atom-photon architecture and accelerate progress toward scalable, cost-effective quantum computers.
- The collaboration leverages Quantum Source’s $77M funding and QC Design’s €4M EIC Accelerator grant to address fault tolerance challenges in practical quantum computing development.
PRESS RELEASE — Quantum Source, a company developing technology for powerful, cost-effective, practical photonic quantum computers, announced its pilot engagement with QC Design’s Plaquette, a state-of-the-art software tool for designing and optimizing fault-tolerant quantum computing architectures. This collaboration will boost Quantum Source’s capabilities to rigorously simulate, analyze, and refine the photonic fault-tolerance architectures integral to its proprietary large-scale quantum computing platform.
Plaquette helps quantum computing teams advance toward fault tolerance through detailed tools that model, analyze, and address hardware imperfections. Plaquette offers unparalleled precision in modeling the realistic imperfections that could hinder scalable fault-tolerant quantum computing. By incorporating Plaquette into its R&D workflow, Quantum Source will gain valuable insights into key design parameters, helping to explore fault-tolerance strategies more effectively, and accelerate the path toward cost-effective, fault-tolerant photonic quantum computers.
Quantum Source’s deterministic approach to producing and entangling photons—using single atoms trapped on a proprietary photonic chip—dramatically increases efficiency and scalability, offering a viable path to millions of qubits.
Plaquette’s advanced capabilities align with Quantum Source’s long-term mission by aiding in the exploration of new fault-tolerant architectures that are tailored to Quantum Source’s unique platform, enabling a smooth transition between theoretical design and practical, room-temperature photonic quantum hardware.
Dr. Ish Dhand, co-founder and CEO of QC Design, emphasized the significance of the partnership: “Quantum Source’s groundbreaking approach to photonic quantum computing represents exactly the kind of innovation Plaquette was designed to support. Our software’s ability to simulate thousands of qubits under realistic conditions will help validate and optimize their unique atom-photon architecture.”
Dr. Michael Slutsky, Head of Theory Group at Quantum Source, said: “Plaquette’s ability to model over 20 hardware imperfections gives us valuable insights into refining our atom-photon architecture. This level of simulation precision, combined with QC Design’s deep fault-tolerance expertise, provides us with a significant competitive advantage in developing practical, scalable quantum computers.”
The collaboration comes at a pivotal time for both companies. Quantum Source, having recently secured $50M in Series A funding, bringing its total funding to $77M, is rapidly scaling up its technology and advancing towards the commercialization of quantum solutions. QC Design has recently secured €4M from the prestigious EIC Accelerator grant to support the development of Plaquette, a tool that is specifically designed to address the challenges faced by quantum hardware teams in designing for fault tolerance.
This partnership represents a meaningful step forward in the quantum computing industry’s quest to achieve practical, fault-tolerant quantum computers. By combining Quantum Source’s innovative approach with QC Design’s sophisticated design automation tools, both companies are working to accelerate the development of quantum computers that can operate reliably at scale.
