Université de Sherbrooke x Nord Quantique x CMC Microsystems x Angstrom Engineering x Raith America

Quantum information is currently undergoing an industrial transition in which the complexity of nanofabrication processes is growing rapidly and now exceeds the research and development capacity of start-up companies or academic research groups. In order to consolidate progress in quantum information, we need to pool the manufacturing efforts of small companies and research groups, so as not to restrict the use of this strategic technology to a few large multinationals.

The aim of this project is to set up a pilot line for nanofabrication processes for shared superconductor circuits in Quebec. The project is based on close collaboration between quantum superconductor circuit experts at the Institut Quantique (IQ) of the Université de Sherbrooke (UdS) and microfabrication experts at UdS’s 3IT, where the transition to shared manufacturing has already taken place. Industrial partner CMC Microsystèmes, an expert in pooling processes and tools for Canadian academia and industry, will ensure that the project meets market needs. The results of this project will be of direct benefit to industrial partner Nord Quantique, a Sherbrooke-based start-up manufacturing superconducting quantum circuits.