The processor marks a shift from networked multi-QPU systems to dense single-chip compute, enabling higher performance with fewer hardware trade-offs.
QuantWare claims the quantum industry has reached a turning point. The company unveiled a new generation of its Quantum Processor Unit (QPU) architecture that supports the creation of chips with 10,000 qubits.
That makes it 100 times larger than any quantum processor available today. Despite the leap in scale, the processor fits in a smaller footprint than current systems.
For nearly a decade, the quantum sector has struggled to grow processor size. Most commercial systems stalled around the 100-qubit mark.
Google increased the number of qubits from 53 to 105 in six years. IBM recently revealed a 120-qubit design, and its latest roadmap suggests that it will remain a leading size into 2028.
Hardware bottlenecks forced companies to link many small processors rather than scale individual ones. That approach increased complexity and cost, slowing real-world progress.
Breaking the scaling plateau
QuantWare says its new architecture removes that barrier. The system uses a 3D scaling approach and a chiplet-based design.
It supports 40,000 input–output lines and connects modules with high-fidelity chip-to-chip links. That design unlocks very large processors while keeping reliability and performance intact.
The company says the new system delivers more compute per dollar and per watt than today’s networked multi-QPU platforms.
It also positions the architecture as a scaling standard for the wider industry.
Any organization working with superconducting qubits can use it to build more powerful QPUs.
QuantWare also continues developing its Quantum Open Architecture ecosystem around the new processor. NVIDIA NVQLink joins the ecosystem as a compatible platform.
QuantWare says combining NVQLink with its architecture connects hyperscale quantum compute with high-throughput, low-latency classical compute. Developers can access both resources through NVIDIA CUDA-Q.
“When combined, VIO and NVQLink enable the leaps in scale that the quantum computing industry requires,” the company noted in the announcement.
Alongside the launch, QuantWare announced plans for Kilofab, a large-scale fabrication facility. The fab will open in 2026 at the company’s headquarters in Delft, Netherlands.
QuantWare calls it the world’s first dedicated facility for Quantum Open Architecture devices and one of the largest quantum fabs ever planned.
The company says it already ships more quantum processors than any commercial supplier by volume. Kilofab will expand that production capacity twentyfold.
Matt Rijlaarsdam, CEO of QuantWare, says the industry has waited for this moment.
“For years, people have heard about quantum computing’s potential to transform fields from chemistry to materials to energy, but the industry has been stuck at 100-qubit QPUs forcing the field to theorize about interesting but far-off technologies,” he said.
He added that the new system “finally removes this scaling barrier, paving the way for economically relevant quantum computers.”
Rijlaarsdam continued, “With VIO-40K, we’re giving the entire ecosystem access to the most powerful, hyper-scaled quantum processor architecture ever.”
Reservations for the processor are open now. The first devices will ship in 2028.
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