Quantum Industries

Oxford Ionics is a quantum computing hardware company spun out of the University of Oxford, UK, specializing in building high-fidelity, scalable quantum processors based on trapped-ion technology. The company's approach replaces the complexity of traditional laser-based systems with electronic and semiconductor-based control methods, aiming to bring trapped-ion qubits to industrial-scale production and practical use.

▲ Oxford Ionics uses Barium ions as qubits, positioned by electric fields.
Ref: https://www.oxionics.com/our-technology/

Products / Services

• Quantum Processor (Trapped-ion QPU) Design and Fabrication: Partnering with semiconductor foundries to bring ion trap chips to a wafer-level process.

• Electronic Qubit Control Technology Licensing or Integration: Replacing large-scale laser optical stacks with microwave or electric-field-driven electronic control, reducing system complexity and noise pathways.

• Technology Roadmap: Trapped-ion qubits, with strengths in long coherence times and high fidelity; adopting electronic control (often via microwave near-field control and integrated electrodes) to reduce laser alignment and optical noise.

• R&D Focus: Improving two-qubit gate fidelity, crosstalk control, chip-package-vacuum integrated design, and optimizing topology and connectivity for error-correctable architectures.

• Academic Foundation: The founders and core team have a background in academic achievements in high-fidelity logic gates for ion traps, which serves as an important basis for the company's technical claims and R&D direction.

Ref: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2407.07694

Ref: https://www.oxionics.com/our-technology/

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Parts of this article were generated and edited with the assistance of AI tools and reviewed by the author. Originally written in Chinese by the author, these articles are translated into English to invite cross-language resonance.