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We're excited to bring you Semi Interface #6: Quantum edition.
Quantum technologies are rapidly moving beyond research laboratories and into the real world. In this issue, we explore the materials, manufacturing technologies, infrastructure and partnerships helping to transform quantum innovation into commercially viable products and industries.
From quantum foundries and advanced materials to international collaboration and major public and private investment initiatives, our contributors examine the opportunities and challenges shaping the next chapter of the global quantum ecosystem.
Featuring insights from leading experts across industry, academia and government, including Rigetti Computing, TNO, KANC, NYU Nanofab, ORCA Computing, the National Physical Laboratory, UKQuantum and the UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, this edition explores what it will take to transform quantum's extraordinary promise into real-world impact.
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Dr Harriet van der Vliet explores the organisations, technologies and individuals helping shape the future of the global quantum ecosystem. As investment accelerates and new applications emerge, understanding the people and innovations driving the industry has never been more important.
Quantum technologies are moving from laboratory demonstrations towards real-world deployment, bringing new demands around reliability, reproducibility and trust. Prof Olga Kazakova and Tim Prior examine why materials, measurement and standardisation are becoming strategic enablers for the UK's next phase of quantum leadership, with additional insights from Dr Cyrus Larijani, Head of Quantum Programme at NPL.
The UK Government's commitment of up to £2 billion to quantum technologies signals growing confidence in the sector's commercial potential. Roger McKinlay explores the policy decisions, private investment and industrial ambitions that have helped shape this landmark moment for the UK quantum ecosystem.
Atomic layer deposition (ALD) and atomic layer etching (ALE) are playing an increasingly important role in the development of next-generation quantum technologies. From superconducting circuits and integrated photonics to diamond and silicon carbide quantum platforms, this article explores how atomic-scale process control is helping improve device performance, manufacturability and scalability.
Diamond is emerging as one of the most promising materials platforms for quantum technologies, offering unique properties for sensing, communications and computing. Dr Zahra Sadre Momtaz and Dr Saurabh Karwal from TNO explore how Diamond-on-Insulator technology could help bridge the gap between quantum materials research and scalable device manufacturing.
NYU Nanofab is helping researchers accelerate the development of next-generation quantum and semiconductor devices through atomic-precision fabrication and advanced characterisation. Prof Davood Shahrjerdi explains how validated process flows and integrated manufacturing capabilities are improving device performance, reproducibility and technology transfer.
A material first discovered nearly a century ago is attracting renewed interest thanks to its unique electro-optic properties and expanding range of applications. Experts from ORCA Computing explore how thin-film lithium niobate is enabling high-performance quantum photonic systems while also addressing growing demands from AI infrastructure.
Rigetti CTO David Rivas discusses the engineering and manufacturing challenges behind scaling superconducting quantum computing. From chiplet architectures and dedicated quantum foundries to international partnerships, the interview explores the technologies helping bring large-scale quantum systems closer to reality.
The quantum technologies attracting global attention today are rooted in decades of groundbreaking scientific discovery. This article explores the Nobel Prize-winning research that has shaped our understanding of quantum mechanics and examines how these fundamental breakthroughs continue to influence the development of modern quantum computing, sensing and communications.
The Korea Advanced Nano Fab Center (KANC) is applying decades of semiconductor manufacturing expertise to quantum device fabrication, with the ambitious goal of establishing a 200 mm quantum foundry. Justin Kim and Dr Woongsun Lim discuss how standardised processes, advanced deposition and patterning capabilities, and an open-foundry model are helping to bring industrial-scale manufacturing principles to quantum processors, photonic circuits and single-photon detectors.
As quantum technologies move closer to commercial deployment, manufacturing infrastructure is becoming just as important as scientific discovery. This article explores how organisations across Sweden are contributing to the development of quantum foundries, advanced fabrication processes and collaborative innovation models designed to support scalable, reliable and commercially relevant quantum technologies.
The UK and Japan are combining complementary strengths across research, manufacturing, photonics and technology commercialisation to help accelerate the development of quantum technologies. Representatives from the British Embassy Tokyo and the UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) examine how deeper collaboration in areas such as standards, skills, infrastructure and research partnerships is supporting trusted scale-up across the global quantum ecosystem.
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