Quobly<\/a> reported qubit readout and single- and two-qubit operations on devices fabricated at STMicroelectronics\u2019 commercial 300 mm facilities in Crolles, France. The results provided an initial validation of its approach to manufacturing silicon quantum processors. The company also expanded its collaboration with CEA-Leti<\/a> through access to the FAMES Pilot Line, where it can evaluate manufacturing processes for later processor generations.<\/p>\n Supporting infrastructure featured in two other Quobly<\/a> agreements. The company signed a memorandum of understanding with Orange Quantum Systems<\/a> to collaborate on testing silicon spin-qubit devices at scale. A separate industrial partnership with Absolut System<\/a> will support the cooling systems needed for successive generations of Quobly\u2019s computers, following an initial milestone in their cryogenic platform program.<\/p>\n Software integration emerged as another major theme. CEA and Alice & Bob<\/a> said they would develop software connecting quantum processors with traditional supercomputers, citing the importance of avoiding dependence on a single software ecosystem. Quandela<\/a> published a white paper describing an architecture for integrating photonic quantum processors with NVIDIA<\/a> infrastructure, with quantum hardware acting as a specialized accelerator alongside CPUs and GPUs.<\/p>\n Pasqal<\/a>\u2019s financial results illustrated both commercial growth and the cost of developing quantum tech. Separately, Pasqal<\/a> said it would end its participation in the French defense program LSQUARE, also known as PROQCIMA, and focus its public-sector collaboration on commercial applications.<\/p>\n Defense-related work continued elsewhere. Thales<\/a>, Bull and CEA will spend five years developing Aliquante, a software platform intended to program future French quantum computers in classified environments. C12<\/a> and Thales<\/a> also announced QuantumTrack, a hybrid quantum-classical approach to tracking multiple radar targets.<\/p>\n International activity included Quandela<\/a>\u2019s agreement with Quanova to support quantum capabilities in Vietnam and a memorandum of understanding with CMC Microsystems to provide cloud-based services through Canada\u2019s Quantum Computing Sandbox.<\/p>\n This is a non-exhaustive list of some of the news that affected France\u2019s quantum community in September 2026.<\/p>\n Policy<\/p>\n Quantum: where do we really stand? A joint interview with Camille Georges and Lionel Martellini (EDHEC Quantum Institute)<\/a><\/p>\n The global race for quantum supremacy, billions invested, Sino-American rivalry\u2026 recent months have firmly established quantum technologies within the global economic, technological and geopolitical landscape. EDHEC, with its dedicated institute, intends to play a leading role in this quantum revolution: we meet Lionel Martellini, its founder, and Camille Georges, its new deputy director.<\/p>\n The French army is preparing the software for its future quantum computers<\/a><\/p>\n With the Aliquante project, the Ministry of the Armed Forces wants to have the necessary tools to program the quantum machines developed in France when they are operational. Thales<\/a>, Bull and the CEA will work for five years on this sovereign software platform, designed to operate in a classified environment.<\/p>\n South Korea and France Partner for Quantum Computing Leadership<\/a><\/p>\n On the 8th (local time), leaders of flagship companies from South Korea and France gathered at a summit between President Lee Jae Myung and French President Emmanuel Macron at the \u00c9lys\u00e9e Palace in Paris. From South Korea, representatives from Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, Hyundai Motor, and Naver attended, while France was represented by BNP Paribas, cosmetics giant L\u2019Or\u00e9al, and AI companies Mistral AI.<\/p>\n Business<\/p>\n Quobly and Orange Quantum Systems Partner on Silicon Spin Qubit Testing<\/a><\/p>\n Quobly<\/a>, a French quantum computing company developing silicon spin qubit processors for industrial-scale deployment, and Orange Quantum Systems<\/a> (OrangeQS), a company based in Delft specializing in automated diagnostics and high-throughput test systems for solid-state quantum chips, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the characterization and testing of silicon spin qubit devices at scale.<\/p>\n Quobly and Absolut System Partner on Cryogenic Infrastructure for Spin-Qubit Quantum Computers<\/a><\/p>\n Quobly<\/a> and Absolut System<\/a> today announce the signing of an Industrial\u00a0 Partnership Declaration to support the development and scaling of Quobly\u2019s spin-qubit quantum\u00a0 computers.\u00a0 The signing comes as the two companies reach a first major milestone in the QCube\u00ae 100-Class 3 program,\u00a0 a high-cooling-power cryogenic platform developed by Absolut System to meet the requirements of\u00a0 Quobly\u2019s quantum processors. This first project lays the foundation for a cooperation designed to evolve\u00a0 alongside the different generations of Alloy, Quobly\u2019s quantum computer product family.\u00a0<\/p>\n Quandela Publishes White Paper on Photonic QPU Integration With NVIDIA Infrastructure<\/a><\/p>\n Building on our June announcement of a low-latency integration between a Quandela<\/a> photonic QPU and NVIDIA<\/a> AI infrastructure, the companies are publishing a technical white paper today. This paper outlines a vision and architectural framework for gradually integrating quantum computing into current AI and HPC environments. This approach is based on the complementarity of CPUs, GPUs and QPUs. The CPU orchestrates workflows, while the GPU remains at the center of AI processing, notably handling intensive computation and simulation. The QPU acts as a specialized accelerator for workloads for which quantum computing could bring significant value.<\/p>\n France\u2019s CEA, Alice & Bob partner on quantum-supercomputing software<\/a><\/p>\n France\u2019s Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) and quantum startup Alice & Bob said on Thursday \u200bthey would develop software linking quantum processors with traditional \u200csupercomputers, arguing the industry should avoid the kind of dependence on a single software ecosystem that helped cement Nvidia<\/a>\u2018s dominance in artificial \u200bintelligence.<\/p>\n C12 and Thales Develop QuantumTrack for Real-Time Radar Tracking<\/a><\/p>\n C12<\/a>, the French quantum computing company building carbon nanotube spin-qubit processors, and Thales<\/a>, the global technology leader in Aerospace, Defence, and Cyber & Digital, today announced QuantumTrack, a hybrid quantum-classical solution for real-time multi-target radar tracking. The project has won the 2026 Quantum Effects Award in the Quantum Computing Hardware category, and the two partners are presenting it at the Quantum Effects trade fair in Stuttgart, Germany, on October 6.\u00a0<\/p>\n Pasqal Reports 14% Revenue Growth in First Half of 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Pasqal<\/a> reported \u20ac4.9 million in first-half 2026 revenue, up 14% year over year, with QPU-related services revenue rising 34% to \u20ac3.9 million.<\/p>\n The company reported \u20ac70.4 million in booked and awarded business as of June 30, alongside an operating loss of \u20ac59.2 million and \u20ac110.8 million in cash and cash equivalents. Pasqal<\/a> also reported technology and commercial milestones including 1,024-atom registers, logical-qubit work, NVIDIA<\/a> CUDA-Q integration, deployments in Saudi Arabia and Italy, and partnerships across finance, energy and life sciences.<\/p>\n French Quantum Computing Firm Quandela Explores Quantum Chip Manufacturing Tie-Up with Samsung, SK<\/a><\/p>\n French quantum computing company Quandela<\/a> is exploring quantum chip manufacturing collaboration with South Korean semiconductor firms including Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. Quandela, spun off from a French national research institute in 2017, develops quantum computers using a matter-photon hybrid architecture that combines III-V compound semiconductors with photonic integrated circuits.\u00a0<\/p>\n Quandela and Quanova sign strategic partnership to build quantum capabilities in Vietnam<\/a><\/p>\n Quandela<\/a>, a European leader in photonic quantum computing, and Quanova, a Vietnamese quantum technology and ecosystem development company, announce the signing of a strategic partnership agreement aimed at supporting the long-term development of quantum computing capabilities in Vietnam. The agreement was formalized during the Vietnam\u2013France Leaders Forum, held in the presence of French President Emmanuel Macron and General Secretary and President of Vietnam T\u00f4 L\u00e2m as part of his official visit to France.<\/p>\n Quandela becomes the first photonic platform in Canada\u2019s cloud-accessible Quantum Computing Sandbox<\/a><\/p>\n Quandela<\/a>, a leading player in photonic quantum computing technologies, has signed a memorandum of understanding with CMC Microsystems to join the Quantum Computing Sandbox as a provider of cloud-based computing services. Quandela\u2019s expertise, based within the country, now joins forces with other providers to offer a comprehensive suite of quantum options made available to small and medium-sized enterprises, organizations, and academic researchers, with the aim of developing and accelerating the solutions that will be applied to a wide range of fields and needs.<\/p>\n CEA-Leti and Quobly Strengthen Their Collaboration to Accelerate the Development of Next-Generation Silicon Quantum Technologies<\/a><\/p>\n Quobly<\/a>, a French company developing silicon-based quantum computers, and CEA-Leti<\/a>, a leading research institute in microelectronics and information technologies, are strengthening their long-standing collaboration through access to the FAMES Pilot Line, which complements Quobly\u2019s industrial collaboration with STMicroelectronics and supports its technology roadmap. At FAMES, a pioneering initiative promoting semiconductor technologies in Europe by supporting the emergence of higher-performance, more energy-efficient, and more sustainable chip designs, Quobly can access advanced semiconductor equipment and process modules to develop and evaluate new process flows and patterning approaches for later processor generations.<\/p>\n Pasqal Shifts French Public Collaboration Toward Commercial Quantum Computing<\/a><\/p>\n Pasqal<\/a> (NASDAQ: PSQL) is announcing an evolution of the areas of its collaboration with the French public authorities to now focus on commercial applications, in line with the company\u2019s growth strategy and innovation priorities.\u00a0 This evolution includes the termination of Pasqal\u2019s participation in the defense program LSQUARE (otherwise known as PROQCIMA), to which Pasqal participated in its first phase and successfully completed all the technological objectives. Pasqal thanks the French Direction g\u00e9n\u00e9rale de l\u2019armement (DGA) of the Ministry of the Armed Forces for having supported it during the first phase of the defense program LSQUARE.<\/p>\n Research<\/p>\n Quobly Demonstrates Key Quantum Operations on 300 mm Silicon Chip<\/a><\/p>\n Quobly<\/a>, a French quantum computing company developing\u00a0 industrially scalable quantum computers based on silicon spin qubits, today announces new results\u00a0 showing qubit readout, single-qubit gates and two-qubit gates on a single quantum chip fabricated on\u00a0 its proprietary QSOI\u00ae technology.\u00a0 The results were obtained on QSOI\u00ae devices fabricated in STMicroelectronics\u2019 commercial 300 mm\u00a0 manufacturing facilities in Crolles (Grenoble \u2013 France), using FD-SOI CMOS technology.\u00a0 \u2022 This demonstrates that key quantum operations can be performed on devices manufactured\u00a0 through an industrial semiconductor production process, providing an initial validation of the\u00a0 technology path toward repeatable and scalable quantum processor manufacturing.\u00a0<\/p>\n Quantum\u2019s Value in AI Supercomputing Will Be Decided by the Full Stack, Not Qubits Alone, Find Alice & Bob and Hyperion Research<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0Alice & Bob<\/a>, a leader in fault-tolerant quantum computing, and Hyperion Research, the HPC industry\u2019s leading analyst and market-intelligence firm, today released a new report on what it will take to enable HPC-Quantum-AI systems with insights from HPC practitioners.\u00a0<\/p>\n Education and Events<\/p>\n![\"Introducing](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790765295_795_Option-1-1-1.png\")
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