Xanadu, Mitsubishi Expand EUV Quantum Workflow With $800,000-Backed Canada-Japan Push
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Updated · HPCwire · Aug 25
Xanadu, Mitsubishi Expand EUV Quantum Workflow With $800,000-Backed Canada-Japan Push
3 articles · Updated · HPCwire · Aug 25
Summary
Xanadu and Mitsubishi Chemical moved into phase two of their EUV lithography partnership, aiming to build a production-ready workflow that feeds quantum-simulation parameters into Mitsubishi’s blur-prediction models.
The effort targets radiation-induced blurring in EUV photoresists—an inherently quantum effect that is hard for classical computing to simulate and remains a bottleneck in advanced chipmaking.
Phase one showed quantum algorithms could accurately model key optical properties of EUV resist materials; the new phase is meant to turn that result into an FTQC-ready software pipeline for identifying blur-resistant materials.
Canada’s NRC IRAP and Japan’s SIP are backing the project, extending a broader Canada-Japan push in quantum and materials science; Xanadu said earlier NRC IRAP support exceeded $800,000.