Today, @SkyWaterFoundry and D-Wave announced a multi-year agreement to continue specialized semiconductor process development and manufacturing in support of D-Wave's quantum technology roadmap.

The collaboration combines D-Wave's expertise in superconducting process engineering and quantum system and processor design with SkyWater's capabilities in process integration, materials engineering, thin-film fabrication and semiconductor manufacturing.

The companies also collaborated on a proof-of-technology project earlier this year, applying D-Wave’s annealing quantum computing technology to drive more efficient manufacturing processes at SkyWater’s fab.

The optimized maintenance schedule reduced lot delays by up to 30%, improving factory throughput. A forthcoming proof-of-concept will focus on extending the model to include resource availability, technician constraints, and additional fab-specific operational constraints.

Learn more: https://www.dwavequantum.com/company/newsroom/press-release/skywater-and-d-wave-extend-quantum-manufacturing-collaboration-through-multi-year-agreement/