French silicon quantum computing developer Quobly has signed two strategic cooperation agreements in the Netherlands with the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) and automated test equipment provider Orange Quantum Systems (OrangeQS). Executed during an official state visit by French President Emmanuel Macron and Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten, the partnerships establish a cross-border European framework for device characterization, metrology, and high-throughput screening of silicon spin qubits manufactured on 300 mm FD-SOI CMOS wafers.
| [ Quobly Franco-Dutch Industrialization Agreements ] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Partnership & Entity | Technical Scope & Focus | Industrial Manufacturing Integration |
| • TNO MoU (Delft / Eindhoven) | • Advanced Materials Research & Device Metrology | • 300 mm FD-SOI Platform (STMicroelectronics) |
| • OrangeQS MoU (Delft) | • Automated High-Throughput Spin Qubit Screening | • OrangeQS MAX Modular Cryogenic Test Racks |
| • European Supply Chain | • Process Variability & Material Analysis | • Isoterically Pure Silicon-28 (Air Liquide/Soitec) |
Scaling Materials Analysis and Metrology with TNO
Building on the collaboration first announced in January 2026 (and initiated in late 2025), Quobly and TNO have signed a formal Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand joint research across device characterization, materials analysis, and stack integration at TNO’s Quantum Information Technology Test Facility (QITT):
- Variability Reduction: Investigating how substrate material properties, process variations, and cryogenic interfaces impact spin qubit coherence and gate fidelity across 300 mm foundry wafers.
- Foundry Ecosystem Alignment: Integrates TNO’s testing infrastructure with Quobly’s existing manufacturing pipeline, which leverages STMicroelectronics, CEA-Leti, Soitec, and Air Liquide for isotopically purified Silicon-28 (Si-28) supply.
Automated Spin Qubit Testing via OrangeQS MAX
Parallel to the TNO agreement, Quobly partnered with OrangeQS to adapt its modular OrangeQS MAX automated test platform—originally developed for superconducting QPUs—for semiconductor spin qubits:
- Automated Protocol Libraries: Implements automated measurement protocols and high-throughput screening workflows to test and qualify large arrays of silicon quantum dots at cryogenic temperatures.
- Industrial Quality Control: Establishes rapid yield-screening procedures required to move silicon spin qubits from laboratory prototypes into commercial manufacturing.
Commercial Roadmap and Series A Background
Led by CEO Maud Vinet, Quobly’s roadmap targets initial cloud-based high-performance computing (HPC) deployment of its Alloy product family by late 2026, scaling toward one million physical qubits by 2032. The Dutch partnerships follow Quobly’s €115 million Series A financing round closed in June 2026.
Review the official releases via Quobly here and OrangeQS here.
September 2, 2026
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