Quantum Computing to Become more Accessible
QCI is finalizing plans to manufacture optical chips with encryption and authentication at a commercial level to make this happen
Imagine what it would be to use quantum computing and do so using that desktop that one uses for regular tasks? Well, this ain’t science fiction anymore as Quantum Computing Inc (QCI) is all set to manufacture QC optical chips with encryption and authentication at a commercial level that would make the power of quantum computing available to more people.
A report published in SDxCentral quotes QCI chairman and CEO Robert Liscouski as saying that his company’s goal and larger roadmap is to add the power of a desktop quantum computer and all its capabilities into a microchip that can get plugged on to a normal PC that quickly goes hybrid and does so pretty quickly and at an affordable price.
Shifting over to commercial usage
The official said QCI would manufacture quantum computing optical chips with encryption, authentication and quantum entanglement distribution capabilities at a commercial level. And the company would then distribute these chips across the board to create a significant uptick in the marketplace for quantum computing.
And that’s not all. The company is also seeking out a platform approach for encryption, authentication and quantum entanglement capabilities in order to secure communications, computing and authentication. This would help take on layer encryption with authentication and entanglement distribution. This ensures security of the transport layer and the ability to do peer-to-peer authentication and encryption as well, says Liscouski.
Moving from small scale to large scale
It is not that QCI does not provide these capabilities today. However, this is at a very small scale to be effective in enhancing demand. What the company is now hoping for is to utilize government funding to commercialize these technology capabilities and ramp up manufacturing processes to make the products viable at a lower cost but spread wider.
Last year, QCI had announced plans to construct and operate a quantum nanophotonics tech manufacturing and research center to expand its chip development capabilities. The company is reportedly working on several offers of funding from the federal government, states and even regional-level capital infusion to help finance the project.
In a statement, the company had expressed hope of raising $30 million from incentives that include the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 which aims to provide over $200 billion over the next decade to fund domestic research and semiconductor manufacture as part of the US government’s efforts to compete with Chinese companies.
According to Liscouski, the CHIPS Act offers enough cash for research and development, which is the area that QCI operates in with its photonic quantum chip. Though the company hasn’t yet received any funding, they’re working with states to put together a package that could potentially present a better funding option.
