Quantum Motion Principal Engineer M. Fernando Gonzalez Zalba has been awarded a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant to pioneer the development of ultra-low-power quantum control electronics. The grant will fund project QuDos, a research initiative focused on using semiconductor quantum dots as the basis for building entirely new microwave control and readout electronics for quantum computers.
This project directly addresses a major challenge for scaling quantum systems: the significant power dissipation produced by the classical electronics necessary for qubit control and readout. By leveraging the properties of quantum dots, the research aims to develop an integrated package that places the quantum processor and classical electronics on a single piece of silicon, improving power efficiency, scalability, and signal integrity. The technology is expected to be applicable across all quantum computing modalities, not just silicon qubits.
The research will be conducted within the framework of a collaboration between Quantum Motion and the CIC nanoGUNE research center in San Sebastián, Spain. The grant, funded through the EU’s Horizon Europe programme, is highly competitive, being one of only 349 Consolidator Grants awarded from over 3,100 applications in this round, which received a total budget of €728 million.
Quantum Motion, which develops full-stack quantum computers using standard CMOS transistor technology, stated that the research reflects the deep, technical industrial research required to advance how a silicon-based, integrated architecture can achieve fault tolerance and utility at scale.
Read the full announcement from Quantum Motion here. For details on the grant award, see the official European Research Council release here.
December 9, 2025
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