Ferromon press release

The FERROMON project has been selected and supported by the EU as one of the Pathfinder projects in the field of quantum computation.  With its Pathfinder programme, the EIC supports the exploration of bold ideas for radically new technologies. With this spirit, the FERROMON Consortium, composed of the University of Napoli, the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen, and the three leading companies Quantware, Qblox, and QuantrolOx, brings together quantum technologists and researchers with the following questions: 

1. Can we design novel superconducting qubits with more attractive scalability profiles? 
2. And can we accelerate their development with automated bring-up characterization and testing using the best of today’s industrial-grade quantum technology?
   FERROMON will provide European scientific and industrial communities with a novel building block to develop quantum computers based on a new kind of superconducting qubit. In FERROMON project we will use both tunnel ferromagnetic Josephson junctions and semiconducting nanowire junctions to replace the traditional Josephson Junctions to form transmon-based quantum processors with enhanced functionalities in terms of control and scalability. We expect this to contribute to solve at least four of the most prominent problems in current state-of-the-art implementations of superconducting circuits:
   (1) Connectivity and related heat load,
   (2) Low two-qubit gate fidelity,
   (3) Drifting calibration parameters and
   (4) Instability in qubit frequency.
   FERROMON based systems have a significantly improved scalability potential compared to the current state-of-the-art solutions thanks to reduction of needed control lines, which will entice major players in the deep tech sector to fund additional research and development. FERROMON will create a significant, long-lasting effect on quantum technologies in both Europe and worldwide by revolutionizing how superconducting based quantum computers are built.
   
   Moreover, FERROMON based quantum computers will require less resources and consume less energy with respect to current superconducting based quantum computing platforms which aligns perfectly with goals of the European sustainable development and green deal. Future FERROMON based quantum computing platforms will provide easier modularity (less cabling) and higher energy efficiency (less current density) which will work together to reduce costs and boost profits..