aiqbench analysis
Xanadu and ASML are partnering to apply advanced lithography techniques to reduce optical losses in photonic quantum chips, a critical step toward achieving fault-tolerant utility-scale quantum computing. This collaboration directly addresses the hardware engineering challenges required for scaling photonic quantum processors beyond current experimental limits. By improving patterning control, the partnership aims to enhance the coherence and efficiency of future quantum systems.
Xanadu, ASML to advance lithography for photonic quantum hardware

Through this collaboration, Canadian photonic quantum computing Xanadu and ASML will explore lithography-enabled process approaches that may contribute to improved patterning control and lower-loss photonic structures. Canadian photonic quantum computing company Xanadu and ASML…
Excerpt shown under the publisher's RSS terms · 34 words · full text and figures are on the publisher's site
Related coverage

Xanadu and ASML Partner on Lithography for Photonic Quantum Hardware
The Quantum Insider · Sep 9, 2026

NEC Ditches Superconducting Quantum Computers for Annealing
Explore Quantum · Sep 9, 2026

ASML explores photonics with Xanadu quantum collaboration
Quantum Zeitgeist · Sep 9, 2026

Xanadu and ASML Partner to Optimize Lithography Processes for Ultra-Low-Loss Quantum Photonics
Quantum Computing Report · Sep 10, 2026