IQM为主权量子供应链筹集了3500万欧元
IQM量子计算机已筹集了3500万欧元，以扩大其在芬兰的制造能力。
欧洲投资银行（EIB）的资金将用于加速其在Espoo欧洲第一个量子使用的制造设施中建造的量子处理器的开发和商业化。
该贷款是欧洲担保基金的风险债务产品的一部分，该债务旨在为中小型公司提供流动性，并且是欧洲发展主权生产能力的关键部分。
资金是在IQM在芬兰首个量子处理器制造设施开业之后的。EIB基金的最初批量也将用于加速材料研究并开发其量子处理器。该公司表示，这将使IQM“完全控制”量子处理器开发并加强其欧洲领导。
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“今天的筹码短缺已经暴露了世界对亚洲半导体制造商的依赖程度。量子处理器使我们有机会向此学习并首先成为自力更生，并成为未来量子芯片的全球提供商。” IQM首席执行官Jan Goetz博士说。“这项EIB贷款支持我们在欧洲建立更平衡和弹性的量子发展。我们已经在欧洲开展最先进的量子技术，这笔贷款还将帮助我们创建下一代欧洲量子生态系统。”
“Quantum computing is still at an early stage. However, it has the potential to revolutionise many sectors, from drug and vaccine development to cybersecurity. Given the scale of the potential impact, global competition in quantum computing is fierce. Ensuring that companies such as IQM are well-funded is key to positioning Europe as a technological leader worldwide,” said EIB President Werner Hoyer.
“As we consider quantum computing as a sector of strategic importance, we are glad to support the Finland-based company IQM. With our financing, we not only sustain and create jobs within a highly innovative industry, but we also place ourselves squarely behind technological know-how,” said EIB Vice-President Thomas Östros. “Europe has a strong tradition of quantum research, and funding IQM ensures that the results of this research will be put into practice in real-world innovations.”
