Scientists claim to have developed a revolutionary 3D editing solution that can increase the number of wires by 100 times. quantum bits (qubits) a quantum computing the chip can support.
Typical quantum computing processors (QPUs) are built using a two-dimensional horizontal layout, just like the central processing units (CPUs) in our classic devices. But this traditional design limits the number of qubits scientists can fit into a given processor. For example, currently available chips from Google and IBM contain approximately 105 qubits And 120 qubitsrespectively.
The total adds up to a single QPU capable of supporting 10,000 qubits simultaneously—100 times more than the current state of the art for superconducting quantum computers—on a smaller chip. According to QuantWare, this is the first time such a number of qubits has been achieved on a single quantum processor.
“For years, people have heard about the potential of quantum computing to transform fields from chemistry to materials to energy, but the industry has been stuck with 100-qubit QPUs, forcing the field to theorize about interesting but distant technologies,” Matt ReilaarsdamQuantWare CEO, the statement said. “QuantWare’s VIO finally removes this scaling barrier, paving the way for economically meaningful quantum computers. With VIO-40K, we are giving the entire ecosystem access to the most powerful, hyperscale quantum processor architecture ever.”
Vertical integration meets quantum democratization
QuantWare officials say they plan to begin shipping the first VIO-40K units in 2028. To achieve this goal, the firm says it will build an industrial-scale QPU factory in Delft, the Netherlands, scheduled to open in 2026. It will be “one of the world's largest quantum factories” and the first dedicated factory to produce quantum open architecture (QOA) devices.
To put this graph into perspective, IBM's current quantum computing development road map envisions 2000-qubit QPUs arriving in 2033 or later, with no time frame set for chips capable of supporting 10,000 qubits.
The bottleneck for most firms working on superconducting quantum computers is how quantum processors are built. Because manufacturers can only squeeze so many wires onto a single wafer, physicists must connect multiple processors together. While the connections between qubits on each chip are high precision, the connections between the chips themselves are often low precision, which is a bottleneck for data transfer.
QuantWare's VIO series uses a vertical layout that supposedly allows for up to 10,000 qubits on a chip that is smaller than today's 100-qubit wafer chips. This is achieved through the use of “chiplet” technology, which involves stitching together individually manufactured modules into full-fledged chips.
Instead of relying on low-precision interconnects between chips, as modern quantum processors do, chiplets are manufactured separately and then sealed together to create a system-on-chip environment capable of functioning as a single QPU.
Quantum brain in a box
QuantWare's timeline is relatively ambitious compared to similar plans, but representatives say one of the factors working in the company's favor is the implementation of QOA.
Unlike Google and IBM, QuantWare is not developing a comprehensive quantum computing solution. Its QPUs are designed to work with third-party components such as Qblox controllers and Nvidia software.
This means that the VIO-40K will essentially be plug-and-play with Nvidia's NVQLINK, an architecture designed to allow QPUs to connect to GPUs in a hybrid classical quantum system, allowing it to interface with existing supercomputers. It will also allow it to connect to Nvidia's CUDA – a parallel computing platform and programming model – allowing developers to seamlessly integrate all quantum workloads into hybrid systems.
Ultimately, this gives QuantWare the opportunity to potentially act as a hardware supplier for quantum computing systems similar to Intel, while working with other quantum computing entities.
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