Canadian quantum computing company Xanadu Quantum Technologies has announced a multi-year partnership with GlobalFoundries (GF) to increase the large-scale manufacturing of components required for utility-scale quantum computing.
The companies will work together to transfer Xanadu’s advanced photonic technologies to GlobalFoundries’ 300mm production line based in Malta, New York.
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The collaboration aims to accelerate the production of photonic components such as ultra-low loss silicon nitride (SiN) photonics and Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detectors (SNSPDs).
These technologies form core elements of Xanadu’s approach to photonic quantum computing, where photons carry information and require advanced detectors and circuits for operation.
The initial phase will focus on industrialising Xanadu’s SNSPDs and SiN platform.
In the field of photonic quantum computing, photon number resolving detectors are essential for measuring outputs, and Xanadu uses SNSPDs for this purpose.
The SNSPD technology, recognised in the industry for its reliability as a photon number resolving platform, is intended to boost the speed of Xanadu’s quantum computing systems and reduce chip complexities.
The combination of efficient SNSPDs and low-loss SiN photonics, which function as optical circuit boards with minimal light loss, underpins the company’s technological framework.
Shifting from laboratory-scale prototyping to production through GlobalFoundries’ high-capacity line is said to mark a significant development for Xanadu.
Xanadu founder and CEO Christian Weedbrook said: “Partnering with GlobalFoundries allows Xanadu to refine and scale up our existing industry-leading photonics platform and apply GF’s industrial expertise and technology to our photonic chip production.
“This partnership demonstrates our focus on execution and seeks to provide the reliable, precision-manufactured infrastructure necessary to transition quantum technology from the research environment to commercial-scale data centres.”
Both companies are also considering further development projects to expand the performance of quantum modules aimed at enhancing photonic quantum computing systems.
GlobalFoundries quantum technology solutions vice president Nicholas Sergeant said: “By combining Xanadu’s advanced photonic computing technology with GF’s 300mm manufacturing expertise, this partnership creates a path to industrialise the critical components needed to accelerate the deployment of fault-tolerant systems and enable future quantum computing architectures.”
The companies said that outputs from the partnership are expected to support Xanadu’s future fault-tolerant demonstrators and its longer-term goal of supplying hardware for quantum data centres.
In March 2026, Xanadu started trading on both the Nasdaq and Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the ticker symbol “XNDU”.
