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Tower Semiconductor and Xanadu collaborate on manufacturing infrastructure for photonic quantum computing
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 06:40 AM
Tower Semiconductor and Xanadu have entered into a partnership to establish a manufacturing foundation for photonic quantum computing chips aimed at commercial-scale production.
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Tower Semiconductor and Xanadu announced an expanded strategic collaboration in February 2026 to establish a commercial-scale manufacturing foundation for photonic quantum computing. The partnership centers on transitioning Xanadu’s hardware from research prototypes to high-volume foundry production using Tower Semiconductor’s advanced silicon photonics platform. This move addresses a critical industry bottleneck by securing a dedicated, industrial-grade fabrication route for complex quantum processors designed for fault-tolerant operations.
The technical focus involves co-engineering a custom material stack and optimizing ultra-low loss silicon nitride components to sustain system performance as quantum complexity grows. For investors, this validates Tower Semiconductor’s leadership in the specialty AI and quantum supply chains, providing a high-margin competitive edge over commodity foundries. As Xanadu pursues a valuation in the multi-billion dollar range, this collaboration provides the necessary infrastructure to deliver the scalable hardware required for next-generation quantum information processing and high-performance AI data centers.
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