CQT to collaborate with Keysight in the design and control of qubits

CQT is among the Singapore research organisations to have signed a five-year Master Research Collaboration Agreement with the company

Keysight organised an Industry Day to bring together the quantum community in Singapore. Pictured are (from left) Ling Keok Tong, Executive Director, National Quantum Office; Manas Mukherjee, Principal Investigator, CQT, NUS; Lim Han Sing, Vice President and General Manager, Keysight; Rainer Dumke, Principal Investigator and Associate Professor, CQT, NTU Singapore; Eric T Holland, General Manager, Keysight Quantum Engineering Solutions; Chong Yip Wee, Director of GC & AP Technical & Application Support, Keysight; José Ignacio Latorre, Director and Professor, CQT, NUS; Johnson Goh, Principal Investigator and Senior Principal Scientist, CQT, A*STAR; and Oh Sang Ho Global Director of Education Business, Keysight..

Keysight has announced the signing of a five-year Master Research Collaboration Agreement with Singapore’s leading quantum research institutions: the Agency for Science, Technology and Research, the National University of Singapore (NUS) through the Centre for Quantum Technologies (CQT), and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), to advance capabilities in quantum computing. This collaboration covers the design, measurement, and control of qubits.

To realise the potential of quantum computing requires overcoming significant challenges in scalability, connectivity, and architectural flexibility. This new partnership addresses hurdles in the design and control of quantum processor chips through targeted collaborative initiatives. One key focus will be on integrating Keysight’s advanced Quantum Control Systems to execute precise algorithms on novel processor architectures featuring flexible gate designs. Another area of collaboration centers on characterising qubit fabrication processes and advancing cryogenic measurement capabilities.

Developing scalable and modular quantum chip designs requires advanced and adaptable electronic design automation and integration tools. As part of this collaboration, Keysight engineers will also work closely with university and national laboratory partners to support the design and simulation of large-scale quantum processor architectures with Keysight’s quantum circuit design package, QuantumPro.

Dr. Eric T. Holland, General Manager, Keysight Quantum Engineering Solutions, said “I am pleased to formalize this Master Research Collaboration Agreement on behalf of Keysight with the Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore, A*STAR, and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Singapore’s proactive leadership in emerging technologies sets a strong foundation, and the advancement of quantum computing to maturity depends on long-term partnerships that embrace calculated risks to drive breakthrough innovations.”

This text is adapted from a press release issued by Keysight on 18 December.