Advanced Manufacturing Toolkit for Quantum Sensing and Quantum Computing

量子技术正处于技术准备的拐点，这将改变我们的生活、做生意的方式，甚至科学研究的进行方式。在全球范围内，每年都有22亿美元的投资用于发展这项技术。英国一直处于发展科学的前沿，拥有世界领先的量子技术制造和验证专家，以及从生产到集成和测量的整个供应链中的世界级商业合作伙伴。然而，这些新器件和电路的强大制造就绪加工生态系统需要进一步发展。该项目通过利用量子科学和工程领域公认的学术机构、行业领先者和量子计算和传感领域新兴商业努力之间的联系来解决这一差距，旨在推动这项技术达到更高的准备水平。该联盟将在英国一侧解决的量子技术平台是用于超导和混合量子系统的原子层沉积薄膜。这些薄膜被集成在量子电路中，从而在学术和商业上形成了高相干器件探索的基础。第二个平台是钻石NV中心，尽管英国方面的规模较小，但将被加拿大合作伙伴用于量子传感应用。制造这些器件的制造工艺将通过使用量子技术品质因数的表征反馈进行开发和优化，以确保这些材料能够在量子计算机、模拟器、网络和传感器中有效地发挥作用。总而言之，该项目将为行业合作伙伴(中小企业和初创企业)提供易于商业开发的先进制造工具包，并为学术机构提供新的发现手段。

Quantum technologies are at an inflection point in technology readiness that will change the way we live, do business, and even how scientific research is conducted. Globally $2.2B are being invested every year to progress this technology. The United Kingdom has been at the forefront of developing the science and is home to world-leading experts in the manufacturing and validation of quantum technology and to world-class commercial partners across the whole supply chain from production to integration and measurement.However, the ecosystem for robust fab-ready processing of these novel devices and circuits needs further development. This project addresses this gap by leveraging links between recognized academic institutions in quantum science and engineering, industry leaders, and emerging commercial efforts in quantum computing and sensing with an aim to drive this technology towards higher readiness levels.The quantum technology platform that will be addressed in this consortium on the UK side are atomic layer deposited films for superconducting and hybrid quantum systems. These films are integrated in quantum circuits and thereby form the basis for high-coherent devices exploration academically and commercially. A second platform, albeit smaller on the UK side, are diamond NV centres to be harnessed for quantum sensing applications by the Canadian partners. Fabrication processes for manufacturing of these devices will be developed and optimized with characterization feedback using quantum technology figures of merit to ensure these materials are strongly tailored to function efficiently in quantum computers, simulators, networks, and sensors.Altogether, this project will provide an advanced manufacturing toolkit readily available for commercial exploitation by the industry partners (SMEs and startups) and new discovery means for the academic institutions.