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

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。凭借前所未有的灵敏度，量子传感器将能够探测到看不见的东西，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、高效能源使用和药物发现提供解决方案。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合作，加速向量子技术的商业利用及其大规模部署的过渡。然而，这些技术核心的微电子电路的生产在质量、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一个满足该行业需求的工业制造平台，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的工业合作伙伴关系，牛津仪器在工业过程开发方面拥有必要的设备和广泛的专业知识。得益于舍布鲁克大学（University of Sherbrooke）、麦吉尔大学（McGill University）和卡尔加里大学（University of Calgary）在量子系统实施方面的专业知识，该联盟将通过允许加拿大的分拆公司SBQuantum和Nord Quantique推动其量子技术在竞争中领先，从而解除技术锁。

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.