Quantinuum Expands Operations to New Mexico
Quantum computing firm Quantinuum is expanding into New Mexico, aiming to leverage the state's technology ecosystem and skilled workforce. The move is part of a broader trend of developing regional innovation hubs for the growing quantum industry.
- The new research and development center in New Mexico will focus on advancing the photonics technologies that are essential for Quantinuum's trapped-ion quantum computers, which use light to control and manipulate qubits. - This expansion establishes a presence for Quantinuum in both states of the federally designated Regional Technology and Innovation Hub for quantum information technology, which includes Colorado and New Mexico. - Quantinuum was formed in 2021 through the merger of Honeywell Quantum Solutions, which focused on hardware, and Cambridge Quantum, which specialized in software. Honeywell is the majority shareholder, with a 54% stake in the company. - The company's current CEO is Rajeeb “Raj” Hazra, who previously held leadership roles at Intel and Micron Technology. - New Mexico is actively fostering a quantum ecosystem, with the state investing $25 million to create a quantum venture studio and partnering with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on the Quantum Frontier Project. - The expansion allows Quantinuum to collaborate more closely with New Mexico's national laboratories, Sandia and Los Alamos, as well as researchers at the University of New Mexico. - Quantinuum's H-series quantum computers have consistently set performance records. The System Model H2, their second-generation machine, features a "racetrack" design that allows every qubit to be directly entangled with any other qubit. - With a staff of over 550 employees, including more than 370 scientists and engineers, Quantinuum operates in the U.S., United Kingdom, Japan, and Germany.
