eleQtron started as a research group of the Department of Quantum Optics at the University of Siegen and was set up as a company in 2020 to make quantum computers usable for real-world applications. The company’s MAGIC (MAgnetic Gradient Induced Coupling) technology is claimed to make the control of ion qubits scalable and precise. Investors include the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and Earlybird.
eleQtron aims to offer internationally competitive quantum processing units (QPUs). The MAGIC concept allows the control of qubits using RF instead of lasers achieving, it claims, record-low crosstalk between adjacent qubits.
This approach simplifies the required scaling of TIQC hardware towards higher Qubit numbers and complements other scaling strategies.
The partners will also investigate a novel, microstructured 3-dimensional ion memory, paving the way for a modular and versatile QPU architecture.
During the development phase, Infineon will provide eleQtron with three progressively improved generations of ion traps as well as the necessary expertise to adapt them to the MAGIC concept.
By employing a co-design strategy, Infineon will enable eleQtron to build ion trap-based quantum computers with successively increasing functionality. These quantum computers will later also be made available to industrial and scientific users via cloud access.
More information is available at www.infineon.com/trappedions and www.infineon.com/quantumcomputing.
