Insider Brief
- SEEQC has joined the four-year NORDTECH program to help advance scalable U.S. manufacturing processes for superconducting quantum chips using 300mm industrial silicon wafers.
- As a subcontractor to NY CREATES, SEEQC will contribute cryogenic qubit testing capabilities, support fabrication feedback loops, develop a quantum Process Design Kit within the Cadence ecosystem, and help integrate designs with its digital SFQ-based control technology.
- The initiative brings together academic, industry and government partners to improve qubit materials and fabrication methods while strengthening domestic quantum supply chains and workforce development efforts.
PRESS RELEASE — SEEQC, Inc. (“SEEQC” or the “Company”), a developer and manufacturer of scalable, energy efficient digital chips for quantum computing systems, today announced its participation in a four-year Microelectronics Commons Northeast Regional Defense Technology Hub (NORDTECH) program.
As one of eight U.S. Microelectronics Commons hubs, NORDTECH collaborates with regional partners across New York State and the United States to enable innovative R&D projects and advance critical lab-to-fab innovations in direct support of Department of Defense objectives, while also supporting workforce development goals.
The NORDTECH project is aimed at advancing scalable fabrication of superconducting qubits using next-generation materials on 300mm industrial-grade silicon wafers. SEEQC is a subcontractor to NY CREATES (Albany, NY) and collaborates with academic, industry, and government partners including Cornell University, NYU, Princeton University, Syracuse University, Quantum Circuits / D-Wave, and the Air Force Research Laboratory.
The program focuses on improving materials such as tantalum (Ta) and tantalum nitride (TaN) for high-coherence qubit fabrication and establishing scalable manufacturing processes within a U.S.-based 300mm wafer fabrication environment.
SEEQC’s role includes:
- Developing a high-throughput, high-fidelity cryogenic qubit evaluation platform
- Providing performance feedback to fabrication teams
- Development of one of the world’s first quantum Process Design Kits (PDK) within the Cadence EDA ecosystem
- Supporting integration of qubit designs compatible with SEEQC’s digital SFQ-based control architecture
Scaled, standardized quantum chip processing is expected to accelerate research, improve fabrication repeatability, and strengthen domestic manufacturing capabilities.
“Industrial-scale quantum fabrication requires both materials innovation and reliable evaluation infrastructure,” said Dr. Oleg Mukhanov, Chief Scientific Officer of SEEQC. “Our work supports the transition from laboratory-scale experimentation to repeatable, scalable quantum chip production.”
“The U.S. Microelectronics Commons hubs, like NORDTECH, are foundational to building resilient U.S. semiconductor and quantum supply chains,” said John Levy, CEO of SEEQC. “SEEQC is proud to contribute our expertise in digital superconducting technology to a national effort aimed at accelerating quantum innovation.”
The program also includes workforce development initiatives, including educational content and experiential internship opportunities across participating institutions.
