{"version":"1","article":{"id":"infineon-zuriq-scalable-quantum-chips-2026","slug":"infineon-zuriq-scalable-quantum-chips-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/infineon-zuriq-scalable-quantum-chips-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/infineon-zuriq-scalable-quantum-chips-2026?lang=en","title":"Infineon and ZuriQ expand work on scalable quantum chips","summary":"Earlier development work demonstrated nine individually controlled ions in a two-dimensional trap. The next phase aims to scale the trapped-ion architecture to larger qubit counts.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-08T01:26:48+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-08T01:26:48+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-10-07","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Infineon Technologies","url":"https://www.infineon.com/press-release/2026/infpr202610-004","publishedAt":"2026-10-07","checkedAt":"2026-10-08"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/infineon-zuriq-scalable-quantum-chips-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/infineon-zuriq-scalable-quantum-chips-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/infineon-zuriq-scalable-quantum-chips-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/infineon-zuriq-scalable-quantum-chips-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/infineon-zuriq-scalable-quantum-chips-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/infineon-zuriq-scalable-quantum-chips-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/infineon-zuriq-scalable-quantum-chips-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/infineon-zuriq-scalable-quantum-chips-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/infineon-zuriq-scalable-quantum-chips-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/infineon-zuriq-scalable-quantum-chips-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":["metrics"],"data":{"version":1,"blocks":[{"id":"ion-array-demonstration","type":"metrics","title":{"tr":"Önceki iyon dizisi gösterimi","en":"Earlier ion-array demonstration","ar":"عرض سابق لمصفوفة الأيونات","fr":"Démonstration antérieure du réseau ionique","es":"Demostración previa de matriz de iones"},"description":{"tr":"Şirketlerin yeni işbirliği açıklamasında belirtilen önceki deneysel ölçekte kontrol edilen iyon sayısı.","en":"Number of ions individually controlled in the earlier experimental result cited in the companies’ new collaboration announcement.","ar":"عدد الأيونات التي خضعت للتحكم الفردي في النتيجة التجريبية السابقة التي أشار إليها إعلان التعاون الجديد.","fr":"Nombre d’ions contrôlés individuellement dans le résultat expérimental antérieur cité dans l’annonce de collaboration.","es":"Número de iones controlados individualmente en el resultado experimental anterior citado en el anuncio."},"methodology":{"tr":"Kaynakta raporlanan 3×3 dizi içindeki bireysel kontrol edilen iyon sayısıdır; ölçeklenmiş ticari sistem kapasitesi veya hedeflenen sonraki kübit sayısı değildir.","en":"Reported count of individually controlled ions in the 3×3 array; it is not commercial system capacity or a numerical target for the next qubit count.","ar":"العدد المبلغ عنه للأيونات الخاضعة للتحكم الفردي في مصفوفة 3×3؛ وليس سعة نظام تجاري أو هدفاً رقمياً لعدد البتات الكمومية المقبلة.","fr":"Nombre d’ions contrôlés individuellement dans le réseau 3×3 ; ce n’est ni la capacité d’un système commercial ni une cible chiffrée pour la suite.","es":"Número de iones controlados individualmente en la matriz 3×3; no es capacidad comercial ni una meta numérica para los próximos cúbits."},"sourceUrls":["https://www.infineon.com/press-release/2026/infpr202610-004"],"updatedAt":"2026-10-08T00:41:25+03:00","items":[{"label":{"tr":"Dizide kontrol edilen iyonlar","en":"Ions controlled in demonstrated array","ar":"الأيونات التي خضعت للتحكم في المصفوفة المعروضة","fr":"Ions contrôlés dans le réseau démontré","es":"Iones controlados en la matriz demostrada"},"value":9,"unit":"count","period":"2026-10-07","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"zuriq-ions-controlled-demonstration","unitCode":"count","geography":"collaboration-demonstration","frequency":"irregular","aggregation":"stock","periodRole":"announcement-date"}}]}]},"data_compilations":[{"id":"ion-array-demonstration","creator":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/#organization","name":"Haber Paper","url":"https://haberpaper.com/"},"license":{"@type":"CreativeWork","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1#license","name":"Haber Paper Original Data Compilation License 1.0","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1"},"rights_scope":"Haber Paper original data arrangement, labels and methodology notes only; underlying source rights and permissions remain separate.","source_license_url":null}],"data_downloads":[{"id":"ion-array-demonstration","formats":{"json":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/infineon-zuriq-scalable-quantum-chips-2026/data/ion-array-demonstration?lang=en&format=json","csv":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/infineon-zuriq-scalable-quantum-chips-2026/data/ion-array-demonstration?lang=en&format=csv"}}],"content":{"paragraphs":["Infineon Technologies and Swiss company ZuriQ, an ETH Zurich spin-off, announced on 7 October 2026 that they are expanding their collaboration on scalable quantum-computing hardware. The companies said earlier development work used a Penning micro-trap architecture to control nine ions individually in a two-dimensional 3×3 array. They described it as the largest two-dimensional array of its kind at the time. The next phase is intended to advance the design and manufacturing work needed to move toward significantly larger qubit counts; the announcement did not report a larger processor as completed.","ZuriQ’s approach differs from some conventional trapped-ion systems that arrange ions in a one-dimensional chain. Its architecture uses electric and magnetic fields to move ions directly across a chip in two dimensions. ZuriQ says the Penning micro-trap design avoids complex junction structures, which may make larger arrays easier to accommodate. The release does not say that a larger processor is finished, that a product is ready for commercial use or that scale-up performance has already been validated. It describes a development objective and a previous experimental result, with no quantified delivery schedule.","The collaboration joins the physical architecture with semiconductor manufacturing capabilities. ZuriQ contributes its trap architecture and quantum processor design, while Infineon says it will bring process development, advanced packaging and integrated-photonics expertise. Ion control on a chip requires optical, electronic and packaging components to work together, so manufacturability is an engineering challenge alongside increasing qubit counts. The announcement frames the work as research and development toward future systems. It does not disclose a project budget, a production commitment or a named customer application.","Quantum processors may offer advantages for certain specialised computational problems, but this announcement is not evidence of a commercial advantage in any particular application. The earlier nine-ion demonstration is a technical milestone on a possible scaling path; it does not establish a completed, reliable, fault-tolerant large-scale system. The companies said they intend to target larger qubit counts but gave no numerical target, timetable, investment figure or product launch date. The development should therefore be read as a partnership combining quantum-device design and industrial semiconductor expertise, rather than as the delivery of a commercial quantum computer."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Earlier development work demonstrated nine individually controlled ions in a two-dimensional trap. The next phase aims to scale the trapped-ion architecture to larger qubit counts.\n\nInfineon Technologies and Swiss company ZuriQ, an ETH Zurich spin-off, announced on 7 October 2026 that they are expanding their collaboration on scalable quantum-computing hardware. The companies said earlier development work used a Penning micro-trap architecture to control nine ions individually in a two-dimensional 3×3 array. They described it as the largest two-dimensional array of its kind at the time. The next phase is intended to advance the design and manufacturing work needed to move toward significantly larger qubit counts; the announcement did not report a larger processor as completed.\n\nZuriQ’s approach differs from some conventional trapped-ion systems that arrange ions in a one-dimensional chain. Its architecture uses electric and magnetic fields to move ions directly across a chip in two dimensions. ZuriQ says the Penning micro-trap design avoids complex junction structures, which may make larger arrays easier to accommodate. The release does not say that a larger processor is finished, that a product is ready for commercial use or that scale-up performance has already been validated. It describes a development objective and a previous experimental result, with no quantified delivery schedule.\n\nThe collaboration joins the physical architecture with semiconductor manufacturing capabilities. ZuriQ contributes its trap architecture and quantum processor design, while Infineon says it will bring process development, advanced packaging and integrated-photonics expertise. Ion control on a chip requires optical, electronic and packaging components to work together, so manufacturability is an engineering challenge alongside increasing qubit counts. The announcement frames the work as research and development toward future systems. It does not disclose a project budget, a production commitment or a named customer application.\n\nQuantum processors may offer advantages for certain specialised computational problems, but this announcement is not evidence of a commercial advantage in any particular application. The earlier nine-ion demonstration is a technical milestone on a possible scaling path; it does not establish a completed, reliable, fault-tolerant large-scale system. The companies said they intend to target larger qubit counts but gave no numerical target, timetable, investment figure or product launch date. The development should therefore be read as a partnership combining quantum-device design and industrial semiconductor expertise, rather than as the delivery of a commercial quantum computer.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"}}}