Braunschweig & Ulm, Germany, December 03, 2025 -- QUDORA, the German quantum computing company pioneering scalable trapped-ion processors utilizing its proprietary NFQC technology, today announced the integration of QC Design’s Plaquette software into its R&D workflow. Plaquette is a quantum design-automation platform that supports hardware teams in engineering scalable fault-tolerant architectures. The collaboration enables QUDORA to rigorously simulate, analyze, and optimize fault-tolerance designs for its microwave-driven ion-trap architecture, streamlining the path from design to fabrication.

QUDORA’s approach fundamentally shifts the industry paradigm by replacing bulky and challenging to control laser systems with on-chip microwave electronics, manufactured using advanced semiconductor processes. This electronic approach unlocks the mass manufacturability needed for scaling, allowing for record breaking, high-density control of qubits using established industrial techniques that have powered the silicon revolution.

Integrating Plaquette into QUDORA’s R&D workflow provides critical system-level insight into the performance of this scalable architecture. This design platform allows the team to rigorously simulate and optimize the full fault-tolerance architecture, including the error-correction code and control sequence used to implement it. This ensures that the benefits of semiconductor scalability are matched with hardware-efficient logical qubits, paving the way for practical fault tolerance without compromising on performance.

“Quantum error-corrected operations are fundamental to achieving reliable, scalable quantum computation and enabling practical real-world applications. By adopting Plaquette to efficiently implement and optimize quantum error correction routines within our unique NFQC architecture, we can accelerate the path toward fault-tolerant performance and unlock early, meaningful real-world use cases,” said Dr. Amado Bautista-Salvador, CEO of QUDORA.

“Plaquette is built to quantify fault-tolerance performance under realistic conditions across hardware platforms. We’re excited to support the innovative team at QUDORA as they leverage semiconductor scalability to push trapped ion processors toward practical fault tolerance,” said Dr. Ish Dhand, CEO of QC Design.

The engagement targets the industry’s central goal: reliable, fault-tolerant operation at scale. QUDORA is advancing a scalable architecture where qubits are controlled via near-field microwaves and integrated into complex 2-dimensional arrays using established manufacturing techniques. QC Design continues to accelerate the industry on the path to fault-tolerant quantum computing by partnering with leading hardware teams to de-risk logical qubit design and accelerate the timescales to scalable fault tolerant quantum computers.