ZuriQ raises $25.5 million to scale its 2D trapped-ion quantum chip
Pavel Hrmo and his ETH Zurich co-founders must turn a nine-ion demonstrator into processors supporting hundreds of qubits.
By Ryan Merket · Published
Primary source: Tech.eu
Why it matters
ZuriQ is using venture capital to test a fundamental redesign of trapped-ion hardware. Its geometry may simplify scaling, but the public evidence remains a nine-ion demonstrator without disclosed performance benchmarks.
ZuriQ, the quantum hardware developer founded by Pavel Hrmo, Tobias Sagesser and Shreyans Jain, announced a $25.5 million seed round on July 28th to scale a trapped-ion processor that lets ions move across a chip in two dimensions. The financing was reported by Tech.eu and detailed in ZuriQ's announcement.…
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