Diraq solid state quantum processor achieves fidelity benchmark

Quantum computing processor developer Diraq has successfully demonstrated consistent and repeatable operation with above 99 percent fidelity of two-qubit gates in its SiMOS (silicon metal-oxide-semiconductor) quantum dot platform. The technical breakthrough in producing workable quantum computing chips was detailed in a study: Assessment of the errors of high-fidelity two-qubit gates in silicon quantum dots published…

Semiconductor Australia announced for October

ASX-listed semiconductor developer and manufacturer BluGlass has announced a one-day Semiconductor Australia Conference 2024 in October. In a statement on Thursday, Bluglass said it has partnered with the Semiconductor Sector  Service Bureau (S3B), and ShareCafe on the event, to be held at Deloitte’s premises in Sydney’s Quay Quarter Tower on October 24..  It will feature…

BluGlass makes $1.9 million through sale of specialist IP to European company

Semiconductor developer BluGlass has announced a US$1.28 million (approximately $1.93 million) payment from an unnamed European wafer developer for intellectual property rights relating to gallium nitride (GaN) growth techniques on wafers.  According to a statement from BluGlass on Thursday, it developed the specialised IP for the European client under a paid contract development program, which…

Breakthrough Victoria invests in silicon chip company MILLIBEAM

Breakthrough Victoria is investing $3 million in fabless semiconductor company MILLIBEAM, aiming to accelerate the development and global adoption of millimetre wavelength (mmWave) radio chipsets for 5G/6G communications networks. The investment from Breakthrough Victoria will significantly bolster MILLIBEAM’s operations in Melbourne, with the company planning to hire an additional four specialised systems engineers and five…

Design for Western Sydney’s micro-electronics and semiconductor-focussed Second Building unveiled

The proposed design of Bradfield City Centre’s Second Building has been released for public exhibition, covering 12,000 square metres over three levels and including stage two of the Advanced Manufacturing Research Facility (AMRF.) In a statement on Tuesday, the NSW government’s Western Parkland City Authority agency said the Second Building will have space to accommodate…

Climate change puts global semiconductor manufacturing at risk. Can the industry cope?

By Josh Lepawsky, Memorial University of Newfoundland Semiconductors are the basic building blocks of microchips. These technological marvels are in everything from lightbulbs and toothbrushes to cars, trains and planes, not to mention the vast array of electronics that have become integral to many people’s daily lives. The 21st century chip manufacturing industry has been…

BluGlass teams up with Applied Energetics 

ASX-listed compound semiconductor developer BluGlass has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with US defence and dual-use photonics company, Applied Energetics, with the two companies to work together on military and commercial applications.  In a statement on Friday, BluGlass said the work would leverage its high-performance gallium nitride (GaN) distributed feedback (DFB) lasers “in Applied…