SEEQC collaborates with IBM on DARPA's Quantum Benchmarking Initiative

SEEQC announced a collaboration with IBM as part of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Quantum Benchmarking Initiative. The partnership will investigate integrating SEEQC's Single Flux Quantum (SFQ) chip technologies with IBM's quantum systems architecture.

SEEQC plans to leverage its SFQ control technologies to reduce the size of classical control hardware by incorporating components onto a System-on-a-chip (SoC). This SoC will operate alongside quantum chips within an ultra-cold dilution refrigerator, potentially enhancing system performance.

John Levy, CEO and Co-Founder of SEEQC, emphasized the collaboration's role in advancing U.S. government investments in large-scale quantum computing. He noted that the SFQ technology enhances energy efficiency and functionality within quantum systems.

IBM will continue its work on the Quantum Development Roadmap, aiming to deliver a fault-tolerant quantum computer by 2029. Jay Gambetta, IBM Fellow and VP of IBM Quantum, acknowledged the engineering challenges in scaling quantum systems and expressed eagerness to work with SEEQC on these unresolved questions.

Both companies are anchored in New York’s quantum ecosystem, with SEEQC based in Elmsford and IBM in Yorktown Heights. Deborah Novick, Director at the Westchester County Office of Economic Development, highlighted the collaboration's contribution to the regional expertise in quantum information science.

DARPA's Quantum Benchmarking Initiative aims to develop rigorous performance metrics and practical quantum computer designs for global challenges. This collaboration between SEEQC and IBM illustrates New York’s significant role in the commercialization of quantum technologies.