EQUSPACE - Enabling new quantum frontiers with spin acoustics in silicon
EQUSPACE is a four year long consortium project, led by the University of Jyväskylä. It has been awarded 3.2 million euros from the European Innovation Council’s (EIC) Pathfinder Open funding programme to pioneer quantum technologies in silicon. The project brings together five partners from three EU countries to develop a new type of silicon quantum platform.
Project description
The primary goal of EQUSPACE is to create a scalable quantum technology platform utilizing silicon spin qubits. The project focuses on developing innovative methods for reading these qubits using commercial quantum dots and connecting them through nanomechanical resonators. These advancements will enable the practical use of silicon qubits in quantum computing and quantum sensing, paving the way for new applications and technologies in these fields.
Silicon has been the defining material for classical information processing, but its potential in quantum information processing remains underexplored. By leveraging existing semiconductor infrastructure, EQUSPACE aims to modernize Europe’s quantum industry and counter global competition. The project’s success will significantly strengthen the field of quantum research and create new markets for quantum technologies, by fostering a hub for donor spin-based silicon quantum computing. The created network will span focused ion beam based single-ion implantation and isotopic purification facilities, semi-commercial silicon foundries, start-up companies working on silicon quantum dots and research groups researching silicon spin quantum computing and quantum acoustics.
The consortium comprises five partners from three EU countries, bringing together interdisciplinary expertise to advance silicon quantum applications. The project is coordinated by Professor Juha Muhonen from the University of Jyväskylä.