Quantum Motion Engineer Receives ERC Grant for Low-Power Electronics

Quantum Motion Principal Engineer M. Fernando Gonzalez Zalba has been awarded a prestigious European Research Council Consolidator Grant to pioneer the development of ultra-low-power quantum control electronics.

The grant will fund project QuDos, a research initiative aimed at using semiconductor quantum dots to build entirely new microwave control and readout electronics for quantum computers. This project addresses a significant challenge in scaling quantum systems, specifically the power dissipation from classical electronics used for qubit control and readout.

By utilizing quantum dots, the research intends to create an integrated package that combines the quantum processor and classical electronics on a single piece of silicon, enhancing power efficiency, scalability, and signal integrity.

The technology is anticipated to be applicable across all quantum computing modalities, not limited to silicon qubits. The research will be conducted in collaboration with the CIC nanoGUNE research center in San Sebastian, Spain.

The ERC grant is highly competitive, with only 349 Consolidator Grants awarded from over 3,100 applications in this round, which had a total budget of 728 million euros. Quantum Motion focuses on developing full-stack quantum computers using standard CMOS transistor technology, emphasizing the technical industrial research necessary to advance silicon-based integrated architectures for achieving fault tolerance and operational utility at scale.

For further details, refer to the announcement from Quantum Motion and the ERC release.