Archer Materials Limited announced it will work with GlobalFoundries to advance the development of its 12CQ quantum chip technology (12CQ chip). Archer's innovation aims to integrate its unique qubit material with mobile-compatible devices that are in a form suitable for industrial-scale semiconductor nanofabrication. To scale the fabrication of Archer's 12CQ chip devices and components, the company will need to work with industrial-scale manufacturers in the global semiconductor supply chain.

Archer will access the technology facilities and manufacturing processes of GlobalFoundries to explore pathways for potential high-volume manufacturing of 12CQ chip devices and components. Archer will work closely with GlobalFoundries® on device and circuit design, technology development, and high-volume chip fabrication. Current quantum computing qubit architectures rely on custom made fabrication, unlike modern classical computing circuits that are manufactured in, and using, well-established industrial semiconductor facilities.

Integrating qubit materials with existing industrial-scale foundries is a significant challenge in developing quantum processors.