QUANTUM CHIP ARCHITECTURE
Quanfluence raises $10 million to build full-stack photonic quantum computer
The company plans to use the fresh capital to develop and launch a four-qubit quantum computer in the near term, while targeting a larger prototype with around 100 qubits by 2029, cofounder and CEO Sujoy Chakravarty told ET.
IBM signals a five-year horizon for its sub-1nm chips
Rao said the technology is the industry’s first demonstration of a staggered complementary field-effect transistor, or CFET, architecture at the 0.7nm node. Unlike conventional designs in which n-type and p-type transistors sit next to one another, CFETs seek to place them on top of each other, enabling greater density within the same silicon area.
Next-gen silicon wave could see India leapfrog global chip giants: Experts
India’s late entry into semiconductor manufacturing could help it catch up as the industry enters a new phase driven by silicon photonics, post-quantum security and neuromorphic computing. Experts said these emerging technologies could help new entrants leapfrog established players, as AI infrastructure faces pressures on computing power, bandwidth, energy consumption and security.
In 2025, SAXON Q demonstrated a 4-qubit quantum computer running at room temperature in Germany. 2 years later, the startup opened orders for 128-qubit and 512-qubit systems that fit inside ordinary server racks
In 2025, German startup SAXON Q demonstrated a 4-qubit quantum computer that worked at room temperature. Now, the company is moving much further. It has opened orders for 128-qubit and 512-qubit quantum computers designed to fit inside standard server racks. That matters because quantum machines have long depended on complex cooling systems. SAXON Q’s approach could make quantum computing easier to install, access and use in real-world computing environments.
Three Bengaluru techies are building quantum computer that can function at room temperature: No cooling to near absolute zero required
A Bengaluru startup founded by three former Texas Instruments engineers has built a commercial quantum computer that operates at room temperature, rather than needing to cool to temperatures colder than outer space. They earlier built and sold a semiconductor IP company to automation giant Synopsys.
Intel CEO unveils AI innovations and partnerships at mega tech event in Taiwan
Intel unveiled new AI-focused technologies, strategic collaborations, and next-generation processors at Computex 2026. The company announced a Rack Scale AI infrastructure platform combining Xeon processors with SambaNova's units, alongside partnerships for industry-specific AI solutions and the launch of its Xeon 6+ processors. These advancements aim to strengthen Intel's AI presence across various sectors.
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Digital sovereignty: Powering the vision of Viksit Bharat
India's digital advancements like UPI and Aadhaar are building economic and strategic sovereignty. The nation must now focus on digital and computational sovereignty, alongside selective capability building, to achieve its Viksit Bharat vision. Addressing fragmentation and fostering strategic collaborations are key to securing global leadership in the digital era.
India–Europe push joint AI ecosystem to cut US, China dependence
Europe and India are aligning to build a sovereign and sustainable AI stack that reduces reliance on US and Chinese technology, with deeper collaboration across infrastructure, chips, software and manufacturing, Emmanuel Le Roux, head and CEO of France-based advanced computing firm Bull, told ET.
Apple Silicon M5 Breaks AI Speed Records: Is This the Beginning of On-Device Superintelligence?
Apple just introduced the M5 chip, redefining the future of MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, and Apple Vision Pro with record-breaking AI speed, unmatched graphics performance, and extremely fast memory bandwidth. Learn how Apple's M5 provides more than 4x the AI GPU compute of its predecessor, revolutionises creative and computational workflows, and pushes Apple Intelligence to new levels, all with power-efficient performance that drives Apple's climate ambitions.
Jensen Huang-led Nvidia becomes world’s first $5 trillion company, outshines Apple and Microsoft
Nvidia has made history by becoming the world’s first $5 trillion company. Led by Jensen Huang, the AI chip maker’s success comes from its new projects, global partnerships, and fast-growing tech power. Nvidia’s rise shows how AI and advanced chips are changing the future of technology and global business.
Akamai to build AI inference cloud in India: CEO
Tom Leighton, CEO, Akamai Technologies, tells Himanshi Lohchab that the firm plans to deploy Nvidia’s latest Blackwell chips by December
CDAC Bengaluru to host 30-petaflop supercomputer: IT Secy
India’s National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) has so far established more than 37 supercomputers with a total capacity of 40 petaflops across premier Indian institutions, said S Krishnan, secretary at the ministry. He was inaugurating the curtain-raiser event in Bengaluru for Supercomputing India 2025, the country’s first dedicated conference on supercomputing and high-performance computing.
Culture, compassion, compute: Satya Nadella on what makes a generational company in the AI age
Day two of the recently-concluded TiEcon 2025 hosted none other than Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, who delivered a crucial, insightful keynote on the occasion and spoke to TiE Silicon Valley President Anita Manwani. Here are the highlights.
Elon Musk lauds Microsoft’s quantum leap with Majorana 1
Majorana 1 is a palm-sized chip that is built on a topoconductor and not the traditional semiconductor. Compared to conventional quantum processors, the newly engineered material topoconductor, made of indium arsenide and aluminium, is more stable, smaller in size, error-resistant, and digitally controllable.
Qcomm’s summer prep; Microsoft’s quantum leap
Happy Friday! Quick commerce companies are getting ready for the long summer season across India. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
ETtech Explainer: Microsoft’s ‘new state of matter’ chips offer a quantum leap in tech
Microsoft unveiled Majorana 1, the first quantum processor built on topoconductors, offering greater stability and scalability. It aims for million-qubit processing, surpassing Google's Willow chip, potentially revolutionising cryptography, AI, and drug discovery.
Finding solace in quantum computing
Google's new quantum chip, Willow, reduces errors as complexity increases, potentially revolutionizing computing. While it doesn't immediately impact generative AI's profitability struggles, Willow's improved architecture is a significant step towards commercially viable quantum computing. However, further development is needed before quantum computing significantly influences AI's trajectory.
ET Startup Awards 2024 | Chips to AI... India’s moving up the digital value chain: Ashwini Vaishnaw
India is going to be the next semiconductor nation, union minister for electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw said at the tenth edition of the ET Startup Awards 2024 in Bengaluru on Saturday.
“Deep tech has widened, there are newer areas for us to build”: Arjun Rao
"The definition of deep tech has evolved. Earlier, there were EVs, space tech, software, infrastructure, cloud, data, AI. Now, deep tech has widened. There are newer areas for us to build. Academia has become a very strong source of research ideas, leading to product startups and commercialisation." said Arjun Rao, partner, Speciale Invest.
Boom in semiconductor industry drives demand for tech roles
The semiconductor industry in our country is experiencing rapid growth fueled by high demand and enabling government policies. Industry experts note a significant surge in demand for semiconductor professionals, with a conservative estimate suggesting a compound annual growth rate of around 100% in open positions over the last three years.
UK invokes national security to probe Nvidia's ARM deal
ARM is a major player in global semiconductors, a sector that is fundamental to technologies from artificial intelligence and quantum computing to 5G telecoms networks.
IIT Guwahati research team working towards protecting data from cyber attacks
The team has also designed encryption architectures that can be used to protect sensitive health data that is transmitted through the internet.
IIT Hyderabad researchers develop low power chips
These researchers have developed magnetic quantum-dot cellular automata (MQCA) based nanomagnetic logic architectural design methodology of approximate arithmetic circuits, according to a release shared by the institute.
How India is contributing in development of new-age computers
Whoever develops the new-age computer, which has the ability to do an extraordinary amount of calculations simultaneously, will have the edge to dominate our information age. We have been laggards for decades but with increased funding, India is fast playing catch-up.
From drones to autonomous cars, here is everything that Intel announced at CES 2018
In a keynote packed with glimpses into future technologies, Intel treated the audience to a dazzling array of data-driven innovations.
These ultrathin films can handle IoT data explosion easily
London, Jan 14 (IANS) An Indian-origin academy fellow has designed and fabricated easily printable, organic thin films that can retain data for more than 10 years without power, work with low voltages and handle the data explosion that comes with Internet of Things (IoT).
Researchers unveil design of silicon quantum computer chip
Sydney, Dec 17 (IANS) In a first, a team of Australian and Dutch engineers has created a complete design for a quantum computer chip that can be manufactured using mostly standard silicon technology.
Karnataka government fund puts Rs 5 crore in Graphene Semiconductor
Graphene Semiconductor has received first investment from Karsemven, a Karnataka government-backed specialised fund for semiconductor startups.
2013 Mobile World Congress: Technologies that will help India mitigate some of its problems
As the world descends on Barcelona to attend the biggest wireless show of 2013, there is a slew of technologies which will help India mitigate its problems.
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