Q.ANT, the leading startup for photonic computing, today announced the launch of its first commercial product – a photonics-based Native Processing Unit (NPU) built on the company’s compute architecture LENA – Light Empowered Native Arithmetics. The product is fully compatible with today’s existing computing ecosystem as it comes on the industry-standard PCI-Express. The Q.ANT NPU executes complex, non-linear mathematics natively using light instead of electrons, promising to deliver at least 30 times greater energy efficiency and significant computational speed improvements over traditional CMOS technology. Designed for compute-intensive applications such as AI Inference, machine learning, and physics simulation, the Q.ANT NPU has been proven to solve real-world challenges, including number recognition for deep neural network inference.

Sparrow Quantum is proud to announce its role as the chip provider for ORCA Computing’s newly launched PT-2 quantum computing system, marking a significant leap forward in generative AI and quantum-enhanced machine learning. This scalable, high-performance solution is designed for seamless integration across sectors, from advanced research to high-performance computing applications.

The global edge computing market is expected to grow by more than 30 percent in the next five years, serving mission-critical applications in the aerospace, defense, military, industrial and medical sectors. To meet this increasing demand for reliable, embedded solutions for mixed-criticality systems, Microchip Technology has announced the PIC64HX family of microprocessors (MPUs). Unlike traditional MPUs, the PIC64HX is purpose built to address the unique demands of intelligent edge designs.

Alberto Gómez Saiz, Principal IC Engineer at Quantum Motion has been awarded a prestigious Industrial Fellowship by the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851. Alberto’s fellowship will enable research into the integration of quantum components into traditional microchip technology at Quantum Motion with PhD support from Imperial College London.

Live test Q.ANT’s energy efficient Native Processing Unit with photonic chip inside. The first generation is tailored for AI inference to improve the carbon footprint of Next-Generation-Datacenters.

Amazec Photonics, a photonics based medtech, has secured a €1.5 million Seed Round to develop its pioneering minimally invasive diagnosis devices.

Amazec Photonics, a photonics based medtech, has secured a €1.5 million Seed Round to develop its pioneering minimally invasive diagnosis devices.

Aegiq, the Sheffield-headquartered technology start-up, is amongst the winners of a £30 million quantum testbed competition funded by the National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC), designed to drive innovation in quantum computing and enhance the UK’s capabilities. Aegiq is among the seven companies delivering different types of quantum computers to be installed at the NQCC facilities. These technologies were chosen to accelerate the growth of the UK’s supply base, increase adoption of quantum computing, and to explore understanding of technology readiness by both private and public sector.