Technology hub: Quantum chips, materials and fabrication

Quantum chip manufacturing and its materials: substrates, thin films, the foundry and pilot-line processes, design kits and packaging used to make quantum chips and devices.

Pillar

Enabling technologies and supply chain

Related codes

EuroSciVoc: nanotechnology (related match)

Axis in the faceted taxonomy

Component or layer: Materials and fabrication (draft — to be completed by the responsible team)

Validation

Proposed — not yet validated by an expert

Sources of the definition

1 source

Quantum Flagship: Strategic Research and Industry Agenda (SRIA) for quantum technologies, draft for the second phase of the public consultation; chapter 3, Quantum Sensing & Metrology Roadmap Update 2026 (pp. 75 to 100), chapter 4, Supply Chain and Enabling Technologies Roadmap Update 2026 (pp. 101 to 134) (read 2026-10-29)

52 confirmed items. Including suggestions by rules or AI, not yet reviewed: 89. Suggestions are counted, not listed.

Key items: EU and national projects

SUPREME 1: SUPERCONDUCTING EUROPEAN QUANTUM PILOT LINE CORDIS; EU contribution (maximum grant agreed) EUR 24,999,049.41
Q-PLANET SGA1: Quantum Pilot Line for production of Advanced chips for Neutral atom European Technologies - Specific Agreement 1 CORDIS; EU contribution (maximum grant agreed) EUR 24,991,274.91
P4Q: Photonics for Quantum Pilot Line CORDIS; EU contribution (maximum grant agreed) EUR 24,927,964.81

Key items: Organisations and companies

Universiteit Twente Organisation
Quantware B.v. Organisation Company brief for investors: Quantware B.v.
Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften Organisation

The technology atlas and the full lists follow; every section is listed under “Sections of this hub page”.

Expert review sheet of the faceted taxonomy (every value, definition and source)

Quantum chips, materials and fabrication is a technology family of Enabling technologies and supply chain, highlighted with its area and its parts tree subsystems; every node opens its page. Open the full taxonomy map

Overview

The technology atlas of Quantum chips, materials and fabrication: its value chain, the documented actors by role, facilities, funding, patents and publications, standards and policy measures on one page, each from a source the portal already publishes. Each section says whether these sources document the technology, show an evidence gap or hold nothing about it.

The atlas at a glance: state and number of records per section
Section	State in these sources	Records
Value chain	Documented in these sources	5
Actors by role	Documented in these sources	27
Facilities and access	No evidence found in these sources	0
Funding	Documented in these sources	5
Patents and publications	Documented in these sources	1
Standards	No evidence found in these sources	0
Policy measures	Documented in these sources	5
Evidence gaps	Evidence gap in these sources	3

Documented in these sources: at least one record of these sources is about this technology.
Evidence gap in these sources: the parts tree names a stage, but no documented European actor is linked to it here. Evidence gap in these sources, not a finding of dependency.
No evidence found in these sources: No evidence found in these sources. It means only that these sources hold nothing on it.

Public layer: structure and documented actors only. Actor roles come from typed, dated relationships and are never inferred from shared projects or patents. Supplier assessments of the restricted dependency map are not shown on this public page. No technology readiness level is given.

External context: EPO Observatory: quantum technologies · EPO Deep Tech Finder

Value chain

The stages of this technology in the parts tree, a reference structure from review articles and EU law, with the European companies whose own product page names a product line for the stage or a part under it (the curated supplier directory).

Documented in these sources: 5 stages; 3 stages with an evidence gap.

Parts named by this technology

Value chain of Parts named by this technology: stages, materials and documented European actors
Stage	Level	Part of	Materials	Documented European actors	State
Superconducting metal films	Component	Qubit chip	Aluminium (critical raw material); Niobium (critical raw material); Tantalum (critical raw material)		Evidence gap in these sources Evidence gap in these sources, not a finding of dependency.
Silicon	Material	Waveguide material platforms			Evidence gap in these sources Evidence gap in these sources, not a finding of dependency.
Semiconductor host material	Subsystem	Spin qubits in semiconductors		SemiQon; Urenco	Documented in these sources
Isotopically enriched silicon-28	Material	Silicon structures (Si/SiGe and Si-MOS)		Urenco	Documented in these sources
Gallium arsenide heterostructures	Component	Semiconductor host material	Gallium (critical raw material); Arsenic (critical raw material)		Evidence gap in these sources Evidence gap in these sources, not a finding of dependency.

Supply-chain parts and critical raw materials

From the parts tree: a reference structure of what each technology needs, down to materials, compiled from public review articles and EU law. It is not a supplier assessment.

Parts whose name or description these keywords match:

Superconducting metal films in Superconducting circuits
Silicon in Photonic; critical raw material
Semiconductor host material in Spin qubits in semiconductors
Isotopically enriched silicon-28 in Spin qubits in semiconductors; critical raw material
Gallium arsenide heterostructures in Spin qubits in semiconductors

Parts tree of quantum technologies

Critical raw materials as listed in Annex II of the Critical Raw Materials Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1252).

Actors by role

Organisations with a documented relationship to this technology: a product line on the company’s own product page, the host or programme the infrastructure catalogue names for a facility, or the operator of an access route. Each row names its source and the date it was read. Roles are never inferred from taking part in the same project or patent.

Roles and their documented actors
Role	Actors	State	Where
Manufacturer or supplier of a part	2	Documented in these sources	2 organisations in the table below.
Host, operator or access provider	0	No evidence found in these sources	0 organisations in the table below.
Funder or programme	0	No evidence found in these sources	0 organisations in the table below.
Researcher or developer	25	Documented in these sources	Organisations confirmed under this technology by the classification; listed in “Organisations and companies” below. Participants in EU-funded projects are counted per pillar in technology intelligence.
User	0	No evidence found in these sources	These sources record no user of this technology.

Documented actors of Quantum chips, materials and fabrication by role
Organisation	Role	Country	Relationship	Stages	Source and date read
SemiQon	Manufacturer or supplier of a part	FI	SemiQit (silicon quantum dot devices)	Semiconductor host material	Source (read 2026-10-26)
Urenco	Manufacturer or supplier of a part	GB	Stable isotopes (high-purity silicon isotopes, which the page links to emerging quantum technologies)	Isotopically enriched silicon-28	Source (read 2026-10-26) Partly verified: the page does not state the quantum use.

Supplier capability directory

Organisations and companies

25 confirmed items. Including suggestions by rules or AI, not yet reviewed and not listed here: 55.

Universiteit Twente Organisation
Quantware B.v. Organisation Company brief for investors: Quantware B.v.
Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften Organisation
Politecnico di Milano Organisation
Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica Organisation

See all 25: Organisations and companies · Companies of Quantum chips, materials and fabrication in the investor screener

Facilities and access

Facilities of this technology in the infrastructure catalogue, the furthest milestone the deployment tracker evidences for each, and the current access routes that open them.

No evidence found in these sources. The infrastructure catalogue lists no facility for this technology.

Infrastructure and deployment status

2 confirmed items. Including suggestions by rules or AI, not yet reviewed and not listed here: 4.

Chips JU quantum pilot lines Deployment tracker; furthest evidenced milestone: Funded or agreement signed; technical status: Programme or network, not a single machine (as of 11 December 2025)
SUPREME (Superconducting European Quantum Pilot Line) Deployment tracker; furthest evidenced milestone: Funded or agreement signed; technical status: Project under way (as of 23 October 2026)

Funding

Upcoming work-programme topics in this technology (the EU programme pipeline) and the funding instruments whose stated quantum relevance names it. The awards of its EU-funded projects and the announced funding rounds follow below.

Upcoming topics in the programme pipeline

Documented in these sources: 1 upcoming topic (pipeline read 2026-11-01).

Quantum Experimental Pilot Lines for Quantum Technologies EuroHPC Joint Undertaking; deadline 2026-11-17

Pipeline topics of Quantum chips, materials and fabrication

Funding instruments

Funding instruments that name Quantum chips, materials and fabrication
Instrument	Programme	Stated quantum relevance	Why it is shown
EIC Accelerator	Horizon Europe: European Innovation Council	The EIC Work Programme 2026 states that the Accelerator Open call remains available to start-ups and SMEs, including for quantum technologies, with specific safeguards on investments in quantum.	Names its pillar, Enabling technologies and supply chain
EIC STEP Scale Up	Horizon Europe: European Innovation Council, Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP)	Quantum technologies are among the digital and deep-tech priority areas, and the EIC Work Programme 2026 says support for quantum start-ups will be pursued in particular through this call.	Names its pillar, Enabling technologies and supply chain
EuroHPC JU quantum technology calls (Quantum Flagship)	Horizon Europe: Quantum Flagship, implemented by the EuroHPC JU	Since Council Regulation (EU) 2026/150 entered into force on 20 January 2026, the JU implements the Union's quantum technology agenda, including the Quantum Flagship funded through Horizon Europe, and its 2026 calls cover quantum computing platforms, QKD, testing infrastructure, pilot lines, sensing, machine learning and standards.	Names its pillar, Enabling technologies and supply chain
Chips JU quantum actions (Chips for Europe Initiative)	Chips for Europe Initiative: Horizon Europe and Digital Europe Programme	The Chips for Europe Initiative includes dedicated quantum actions: building capacity for quantum chips, design libraries, dedicated pilots and testing facilities, from superconducting circuits to photonic, neutral-atom and ion-trap chips.	Names this technology

6 more instruments are open to any field of research and are not listed here.

Funding instruments registry

EU and national projects

13 confirmed items. Including suggestions by rules or AI, not yet reviewed and not listed here: 18.

Awards of the confirmed projects: EU programmes, one line per measure and currency
Measure	Total	Projects with an amount	Projects without one
EU contribution (maximum grant agreed)	EUR 76,414,789.13	4	0
Total cost (includes the award)	EUR 153,008,089.86	4	0

Awards of the confirmed projects: National programmes, one line per measure and currency
Measure	Total	Projects with an amount	Projects without one
award value (Gateway to Research)	GBP 5,243,118	2	0
ANR aid allocated	EUR 534,936.85	1	0
aid allocated (France 2030, operated by the ANR)	EUR 2,200,000	1	0
award value (Gateway to Research)	0	0	1
current total commitment	0	0	1
funded amount	0	0	2
total awarded	0	0	1

Each project counts once. A total adds the amount each source states for its projects within one measure and one currency only: EU contributions, national awards and other measures are never added together. Total cost includes the award and is shown separately. A country filter keeps whole projects with a participant in the country, so its total is not the country's share. Programme envelopes, partner shares, co-funding and payments are separate layers and are never added to awards; payments are not published by the sources used. Outputs are linked only through an explicit project or grant identifier or reviewed documentary evidence, never by name alone; only a reviewed document can show a demonstrated contribution. CORDIS and Funding & Tenders amounts are one measure, the EU contribution (maximum grant agreed in the grant agreement, not payments). Country codes EL and UK are read as GR (Greece) and GB (United Kingdom). National and regional rows whose title names no quantum technology are left out unless asked for. EU and national totals are shown apart and never added.

Includes projects from the ANR open data: ANR, data.gouv.fr, ODbL 1.0; those rows are shared alike under the Open Database Licence.

SUPREME 1: SUPERCONDUCTING EUROPEAN QUANTUM PILOT LINE CORDIS; EU contribution (maximum grant agreed) EUR 24,999,049.41
Q-PLANET SGA1: Quantum Pilot Line for production of Advanced chips for Neutral atom European Technologies - Specific Agreement 1 CORDIS; EU contribution (maximum grant agreed) EUR 24,991,274.91
P4Q: Photonics for Quantum Pilot Line CORDIS; EU contribution (maximum grant agreed) EUR 24,927,964.81
QUANTIN: Epitaxial QUANtum maTerials INterfaces for solid-state qubits architectures ANR (France); aid allocated (France 2030, operated by the ANR) EUR 2,200,000
NanoFab2D: Novel 2D quantum device concepts enabled by sub-nanometre precision nanofabrication CORDIS; EU contribution (maximum grant agreed) EUR 1,496,500

See all 13: EU and national projects

Funding rounds

7 confirmed items.

IQM Quantum Computers: Public equity investment (EIC STEP Scale Up), 2025-04-03 As announced: Undisclosed
IQM Quantum Computers: Series B, 2025-09-03 As announced: USD 320,000,000
IQM Quantum Computers: Public equity investment (EIC STEP Scale Up), 2025-11-24 As announced: Undisclosed
IQM Quantum Computers: Private investment in public equity (PIPE), 2026-06-02 As announced: at least USD 146,000,000
IQM Quantum Computers: Stock market listing, 2026-07-01 As announced: EUR 127,700,000

See all 7: Funding rounds · Funding rounds tracker of the investor view

Jobs and funding calls

1 confirmed item.

Quantum Experimental Pilot Lines for Quantum Technologies Funding call or tender

Patents and publications

Patent counts come from EPO Open Patent Services in technology intelligence, by CPC group, and per EPO quantum concept in the technology intelligence reports; publications by OpenAlex topic. The patent series of this node and its documents follow below.

Documented in these sources: 1 indicator page of this technology.

Patent landscape of Quantum chips, materials and fabrication in technology intelligence · All technology intelligence reports

Patents

No patent series for this node. Materials and fabrication are classified by what they are, not by their use in quantum technologies, so no CPC group isolates their quantum use.

Standards

Standards, specifications, committees and roadmaps of the standards tracker in the scope of this technology, each with its body and status.

No evidence found in these sources. The standards tracker has no scope for this technology.

9 tracked items are about quantum technologies in general.

Standards tracker

Policy measures

Actions of the Quantum Europe Strategy (COM(2025) 363) that name this technology or its pillar, or that link one of its facilities, with their status in the strategy tracker.

Documented in these sources: 5 actions.

Strategy actions about Quantum chips, materials and fabrication
Action	Status	Target	Why it is shown	Where in the strategy
Establish six quantum pilot lines under the Chips Joint Undertaking	Delivered (evidence)	2025	Names this technology	Section 2.3.1 (p. 12) and action list (p. 15); Appendix, Area 3 (p. 23)
Launch a quantum design facility	Announced	2026	Names this technology	Section 2.3.1 (p. 12) and action list (p. 15); Appendix, Area 3 (p. 23)
Release a Quantum Chips Industrialisation Roadmap	Announced	2026	Names this technology	Section 2.3.1 (p. 12) and action list (p. 15); Appendix, Area 3 (p. 23)
Assess supply-chain vulnerabilities of quantum technologies	In progress (evidence)	2025-2026	Names its pillar, Enabling technologies and supply chain	Section 2.3.4 (p. 14) and action list (p. 15); Appendix, Area 3 (p. 23)
A Europe-wide network of open-access quantum testbeds	In progress (evidence)		Names its pillar, Enabling technologies and supply chain	Section 2.3.2, first measure (p. 12)

Strategy implementation tracker

Evidence gaps

Stages of the value chain for which these sources link no documented European actor. Evidence gap in these sources, not a finding of dependency. A company may well supply the stage without a product page the directory has read; a missing record is never proof of a strategic dependency.

Evidence gap in these sources: 3 stages. Evidence gap in these sources, not a finding of dependency.

Evidence gaps of Quantum chips, materials and fabrication in these sources
Stage	Level	Part of	Platform	Reading
Superconducting metal films	Component	Qubit chip	Parts named by this technology	Evidence gap in these sources, not a finding of dependency.
Silicon	Material	Waveguide material platforms	Parts named by this technology	Evidence gap in these sources, not a finding of dependency.
Gallium arsenide heterostructures	Component	Semiconductor host material	Parts named by this technology	Evidence gap in these sources, not a finding of dependency.

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