German Government Allocates €76.3 Million ($83.9M USD) for QSOLID Program to Create a Superconduc...

The QSOLID program will last for four years and will be led by Forschungszentrum Jülich. The goal will be to develop a superconducting processor with very high quality qubits and integrate it into Forschungszentrum Jülich’s supercomputing infrastructure. The project plans to create and operate at least three different quantum chips in parallel: a “moonshot” system with computing power exceeding that of conventional supercomputers, an application-specific system designed to perform quantum calculations for industry, and a benchmarking platform that prioritizes the development of digital twins and industry standards. The consortium working on this project includes 25 organizations including Forschungszentrum Jülich, Qruise, Fraunhofer, KIT, IPHT, ParityQC, HQS, Rosenberger, Ulm University, PTB, University of Stuttgart, Freie Universität Berlin, IQM, University of Konstanz, University of Cologne, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, Supra, ParTec, RI, AdMOS, LPKF, Atotech, Atos, GF, CiS, and ZI. The project has a goal of placing the first demonstrator into operation by mid-2024. The project will be 89.8% funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) which has recently been funding several different quantum projects in Germany. For more details about the QSOLID project, you can view a press release available here.

March 10, 2022