$1.5M contract follows $3.5M seed for Qubic’s quantum hardware

Qubic will deliver nine cryogenic amplifiers and accompanying software to a Canadian government agency under a new CA$1.5 million contract. The agreement follows a $3.5 million seed round completed in June, demonstrating rapid investment in the company’s low-noise amplifier designs, Qubic says. “The real-world applications for this technology are tangible and strategically important,” said Jerome Bourassa, CEO and Co-Founder at Qubic.

The Innovation Solutions Canada Testing Stream facilitated the purchase, allowing government evaluation of the hardware and providing feedback to accelerate Qubic’s development and commercialization. Qubic Secures $1.5M Canadian Contract for Amplifier Delivery The Canadian federal government will begin testing Qubic’s low-noise amplifiers this fall under a newly signed contract valued at up to CA$1.5 million (US$1.1 million). This procurement, facilitated by the Innovation Solutions Canada Testing Stream, allows the government agency to evaluate the technology in a real-world setting and provide direct feedback to Qubic, accelerating development and commercialization of the quantum hardware, according to the company. The agreement includes delivery of nine amplifiers alongside necessary components and software for cryogenic testing, with all milestones projected for completion by spring of 2027. Qubic’s Kinetic Inductance Traveling Wave Parametric Amplifiers, KI-TWPAs, are designed to amplify weak signals across a wide microwave bandwidth with minimal distortion, a critical capability for reading out superconducting qubits. Traditional amplifiers used in cryogenic environments consume substantial cooling power; however, Qubic projects its devices will dissipate less than 0.1 mW of heat. This reduction in heat dissipation has significant implications for both applied quantum sensing and the scalability of quantum computing systems, addressing a key limitation in current dilution refrigerator designs. Unlike conventional amplifiers reliant on fragile Josephson junctions, Qubic’s KI-TWPAs derive nonlinear inductance directly from the transmission line material, resulting in a more robust design. The amplifiers also support multiple qubit modalities beyond superconducting qubits, broadening their potential applications, the company says. Qubic is currently finalizing commercialization efforts and expanding manufacturing capacity to meet anticipated demand from both quantum computing and defence sectors. According to the company, its approach to amplifier design, focusing on robustness and low power consumption, positions it to address critical challenges in scaling quantum systems and deploying them in practical applications. The ISC Testing Stream provides a valuable pathway for Canadian technology companies to secure government contracts and validate their innovations in operational environments. Quantum computing requires hardware innovations such as our amplifier, which unlocks new physical capabilities, in order to reach utility-scale in the medium term. Source: https://qubictech.co/ More like thisQuantum Computing Business NewsSpanish Firm Qilimanjaro Joins EuroHPC Quantum PushQuantum Computing Business NewsIQM listing on Nasdaq Two Months In, An IQM ViewpointQuantum HardwareSeoul and SEALSQ build center for post-quantum chip securityQuantum HardwareResearchers Map Hydrogen Defects Limiting Diamond Qubit CoherenceStay currentSee today’s quantum computing news on Quantum Zeitgeist for the latest breakthroughs in qubits, hardware, algorithms, and industry deals. Tags: Rusty Flint Rusty is a quantum science nerd. He's been into academic science all his life, but spent his formative years doing less academic things. Now he turns his attention to write about his passion, the quantum realm. He loves all things Quantum Physics especially. Rusty likes the more esoteric side of Quantum Computing and the Quantum world. Everything from Quantum Entanglement to Quantum Physics. Rusty thinks that we are in the 1950s quantum equivalent of the classical computing world. While other quantum journalists focus on IBM's latest chip or which startup just raised $50 million, Rusty's over here writing 3,000-word deep dives on whether quantum entanglement might explain why you sometimes think about someone right before they text you.