Tag: quantum computing

PsiQuantum signs US$125m DARPA deal

Posted on   |  by Stephen Nellis
PsiQuantum has signed a US$125 million agreement with the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the quantum computing startup’s largest US government award to date. The deal falls under...

S3B kicks off drive for 15-year sovereign chip strategy

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Australia’s semiconductor industry is falling short of its economic potential, held back by gaps in its technology stack and the absence of a coordinated national strategy, according to a...

Sydney quantum startup Diraq cracks scaling challenge

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Diraq says it is now working to build chips containing hundreds of silicon quantum dot qubits, after new research showed its manufacturing process can scale with no loss of...

Canberra heads off quantum threat with new crypto mandate

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Federal agencies have been directed to draw up plans to retire the encryption standards underpinning their systems, as quantum computers powerful enough to break public key cryptography edge closer...

Archer deal sets up Aussie debut for IonQ quantum computer

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Archer Materials, the ASX-listed quantum technology company, has struck a deal with American quantum computing giant IonQ to explore bringing a quantum computer to Australian shores. Announced on Wednesday,...

Trump orders ‘national effort’ on quantum computing

Posted on   |  by Jacob Bogage and Alexandra Alper
US President Donald Trump ordered a push on Monday to build a powerful quantum computer for scientific research and speed efforts to protect government systems from related cyber threats,...

PsiQuantum finally breaks ground at Brisbane site

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
PsiQuantum has kicked off construction of its Australian quantum computing facility at the Moreton Bay Central Innovation Precinct after abandoning earlier plans to build at Brisbane Airport. The Californian-based...

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...