Canada-UK Quantum Technologies call: Advanced Manufacturing Toolkit for Quantum Sensing and Quantum Computing

加拿大-英国量子技术呼吁：用于量子传感和量子计算的先进制造工具包

• 批准号: 556328-2020
• 负责人: Nicolay, SylvainSM
• 金额: $ 9.78万
• 依托单位: Université de Sherbrooke
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Alliance Grants
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2022-01-01 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=754090
• 关键词: Canada; UK; Quantum; Technologies; call

Quantum technologies will radically transform society by redefining how humans interact with their environment. With unprecedented sensitivity, quantum sensors will be able to detect the invisible, while quantum computers will be able to simulate the world with unparalleled accuracy, providing solutions to climate change, efficient energy use and drug discovery. To accelerate the quantum revolution, academic and industrial players from Canada and the United Kingdom are joining forces with young Canadian companies to accelerate the transition to the commercial exploitation of quantum technologies and their large-scale deployment. However, the production of the microelectronic circuits at the heart of these technologies does not yet meet industry standards in terms of quality, reproducibility and cost. The objective of the consortium is to break down this barrier to quantum development by setting up an industrial manufacturing platform that meets the needs of the sector. To achieve this goal, the consortium relies on an industrial partnership with Oxford Instruments, which has the necessary equipment and extensive expertise in industrial process development. Benefiting from the know-how of the Université de Sherbrooke, McGill University and the University of Calgary in the implementation of quantum systems, the consortium will lift the technological locks by allowing Canadian spin-off companies, SBQuantum and Nord Quantique, to propel their quantum technologies ahead of the competition.

量子技术将通过重新定义人类与环境的互动方式从根本上改变社会，量子传感器将能够以前所未有的灵敏度探测不可见的事物，而量子计算机将能够以无与伦比的精度模拟世界，为气候变化提供高效的解决方案。然而，为了加速量子革命，来自加拿大和英国的学术和工业参与者正在与年轻的加拿大公司联手，加速量子技术的商业开发及其大规模部署。微电子学这些技术的核心电路在质量、可重复性和成本方面尚未达到行业标准。该联盟的目标是通过建立满足该行业需求的工业制造平台来打破量子发展的这一障碍。为了实现这一目标，该联盟依靠与牛津仪器公司的工业合作伙伴关系，牛津仪器公司在工业过程开发方面拥有必要的设备和广泛的专业知识，并受益于舍布鲁克大学、麦吉尔大学和卡尔加里大学的专业知识。在量子系统的实施过程中，该联盟将允许加拿大衍生公司 SBQuantum 和 Nord Quantique 推动其量子技术在竞争中领先，从而解除技术锁定。