Tag: Michelle Simmons

Back for seconds: NRF tips another $40m into SQC

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The federal government’s $15 billion industry fund has tripled its stake in Silicon Quantum Computing (SQC), pumping an extra $40 million into the local startup in its largest investment...

NRF backs second Sydney quantum startup with $20m

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government’s $15 billion industry fund has made a second major bet on Sydney’s quantum computing sector, injecting $20 million into Silicon Quantum Computing seven weeks after committing...

SQC says breakthrough puts quantum computer on track

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Former Australian of the Year Michelle Simmons’ deep tech startup says it is “on track” to build the world’s first commercial-scale quantum computer, with new research showing it has...

Sydney silicon in chip giant’s quantum ‘Rosetta Stone’

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
UNSW spinouts Silicon Quantum Computing and Diraq helped design the system architecture that will couple quantum processors with the electronic circuits of Nvidia in the next generation of supercomputers....

Homegrown quantum processor passes Telstra’s tests

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
An Australian-made quantum machine learning processor has delivered results in days that conventional deep learning models took weeks to achieve, according to the country’s largest telco. Telstra on Monday...

Defence buys quantum processor from SQC

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Silicon Quantum Computing has entered a multimillion-dollar contract with Defence that will see it provide an Australian-made quantum machine learning processor to make sense of large datasets. The Sydney-based...

Michelle Simmons adds hardware chops to TCA board

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Renowned physicist and Silicon Quantum Computing founder Professor Michelle Simmons has joined the Tech Council of Australia board, bringing new hardware and manufacturing experience to its mostly software ranks....