FrostByte Raises €1.3 Million to Build Cryo-CMOS Quantum Electronics
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Updated · BeBeez International · May 12
FrostByte Raises €1.3 Million to Build Cryo-CMOS Quantum Electronics
1 articles · Updated · BeBeez International · May 12
€1.3 million in pre-seed funding will let Dutch startup FrostByte push its supercooled electronics toward manufacturable products for the quantum industry.
FrostByte, a TU Delft and QuTech spin-off, is developing cryo-CMOS technology that moves control electronics closer to quantum processors, cutting the cables and room-temperature hardware now used beside dilution refrigerators.
Its first products are cryogenic RF switches designed to replace room-temperature switching with smaller, low-power components that operate at millikelvin temperatures.
UNIIQ, Paeonia Group, InnovationQuarter, Graduate Ventures and an angel investor backed the round, underscoring investor interest in turning Dutch quantum research into industrial applications.
As room-temperature quantum devices advance, could supercooling technology become a dead end for the industry?
Is solving the quantum computer's 'wiring problem' the final hurdle to scaling, or just one of many?