Microsoft to Give DARPA Hands-on Access to Quantum System at New Maryland Site
DARPA will test Microsoft’s Majorana 2 system on-site as the company moves its quantum hardware toward commercial use by 2029.
- On Tuesday, Microsoft opened the Microsoft Quantum Research Center in the Maryland Discovery District, granting the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency direct access to its Majorana chip for independent testing and evaluation.
- State and university officials have secured more than $500 million in pledged investments toward a $1 billion goal under the Capital of Quantum initiative, a public-private partnership launched in January 2025.
- Cooling cylinders maintain the center's quantum systems at-273 Celsius, or nearly-460 Fahrenheit, while attendees viewed the "chandeliers" that hold qubits and perform quantum computations through pulse connections.
- Since Microsoft's initial lab announcement, three leading quantum companies—IQM, Quantum Motion, and Riverlane—have established or announced facilities in the Discovery District, Moore said, boosting regional economic growth opportunities.
- DARPA is evaluating Microsoft's quantum approach to determine whether it can yield economically feasible systems by 2033, while the company targets 2029 for commercial quantum system availability.
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Microsoft to give DARPA hands-on access to quantum system at new Maryland site
By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Microsoft on Tuesday said it will give the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency direct, on-site access to its latest quantum computing hardware as part of a new research center the company opened in Maryland alongside the University of Maryland and other industry partners. The center, located in the university’s Discovery District near Washington, D.C., will house a new quantum syste…
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