HOBOKEN, N.J., Jan. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Quantum Computing Inc. (“QCi” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: QUBT), an innovative, integrated photonics and quantum optics technology company, today announced the receipt of its third and fourth purchase orders for its thin film lithium niobate (TFLN) photonic chip foundry. The orders, received from a renowned European technical university and a Canadian photonic integrated circuit (PIC) design house, mark a key milestone in the QCi Foundry Pilot Launch Program.
The university will leverage QCi’s expertise in periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) structures, essential for optical frequency conversion and entangled photon generation, with a specific focus on adopting TFLN for advanced telecommunications applications. These structures are strategically important for the QCi Foundry’s roadmap and wafer-scale technology, and their high-yield production is critical to QCi’s long-term plans in quantum applications.
The commercial order from the Canadian PIC design company represents the first order from a non-research-based customer and includes the taping out of a custom TFLN PIC chip. The expected delivery is set for Q2 2025 and provides priority access to a future multi-project wafer run anticipated to launch in the second half of 2025.
“The QCi Foundry Pilot Launch Program has generated customer engagement from both research and commercial sectors, establishing a pipeline of future opportunities for these foundry services,” stated Dr. Pouya Dianat, Director of PICs and Foundry Services at QCi. “We are excited to leverage these engagements as QCi officially launches its full foundry services in Q1 2025, and we are confident that this will be a pivotal year for the Company’s growth. We anticipate converting this pipeline into orders as we continue to expand our foundry services throughout 2025.”
As 2025 begins, QCi is also proud to announce that the Company has completed the partial delivery of its first foundry customer’s order in December 2024. The order, which was shipped to the customer based in Asia, includes TFLN PIC chips comprised of passive elements, such as ring resonators and waveguides.
Over the past year, QCi has made substantial strides in advancing its TFLN technology at its US-based semiconductor foundry in Tempe, Arizona, setting the stage for growth in 2025 as its foundry services come online. Scheduled to begin full-scale production in Q1 2025, this facility will be dedicated to the manufacturing of high-performance photonic chips and expanding the capabilities and capacity of TFLN devices. QCi plans to work closely with its clients on baseline commercial TFLN chip products as well as customer-unique designs through its foundry service offering, leveraging its expertise in design, fabrication, and characterization. In addition, QCi plans to showcase its foundry services at the upcoming SPIE Photonics West 2025, the world’s largest photonics technologies event, to be held in San Francisco, California later this month.
To learn more about the QCi Foundry or to explore collaboration opportunities with QCi and its foundry services, please visit the QCi Foundry webpage.
About Quantum Computing Inc.
Quantum Computing Inc. (Nasdaq: QUBT) is an innovative, integrated photonics and quantum optics technology company that provides accessible and affordable quantum machines to the world today. QCi’s products are designed to operate at room temperature and low power at an affordable cost. The Company’s portfolio of core technology and products offer unique capabilities in the areas of high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity, as well as remote sensing applications.
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