Quantum Brilliance Head of Europe Mark-Mattingley Scott: "With the European Chips Act, the EU is further positioning the European quantum technology industry"
Mark Mattingley-Scott, Head of Europe at Quantum Brilliance
Photographer: Robin Schimko
STUTTGART, February 9, 2022 — The European Commission has unveiled the European Chips Act. With this draft law, the EU wants to promote the local chip industry and double the European share of global semiconductor production by 2030.
Dr. Mark Mattingley-Scott, European head of Quantum Brilliance, a German-Australian manufacturer of quantum computing hardware with European headquarters in Stuttgart, comments:
"With the European Chips Act, the Commission also wants to provide important funds for the future market of 'quantum technology'. Quantum computing uses the behavior of subatomic particles to perform calculations far beyond the capabilities of today's most powerful computers. We are already developing diamond-based quantum processors that operate at room temperature in small form factors and will find a wide range of applications. The EU's project further positions the European quantum technology industry. Europe, and Germany in particular, has all the prerequisites for the world's leading position in quantum computing – from R&D to production. In the future, quantum computing can take on the status that the automotive industry has today.
Germany is also already making an important contribution to this emerging dynamic: Among other things, Germany is funding a research project led by Quantum Brilliance on the production of diamond-based quantum microprocessors with around 20 million euros. We look forward to expanding our production to solve challenges in various industries from climate science to finance to transportation."