Core Insights - Tower Semiconductor and Xanadu are expanding their collaboration to develop advanced silicon photonics for fault-tolerant quantum computers, leveraging Tower's high-volume silicon photonics platform [1][3] - The partnership aims to create a manufacturing-aligned platform for next-generation photonic quantum hardware, focusing on scalability and performance for large-scale quantum information processing [2][4] Company Developments - Xanadu's CEO highlighted the importance of the collaboration with Tower in transitioning their hardware from concept to prototype, emphasizing the combination of architectural breakthroughs and manufacturing expertise [3] - Tower Semiconductor's Vice President noted the broad applicability of their platform across various advanced domains, including quantum computing, data centers, telecom, and automotive applications [3] Technical Focus - Current efforts are directed at optimizing critical components using standard product flows for ultra-low loss silicon nitride (SiN) and integrated photodiodes, validating Xanadu's photonic circuit designs on a high-volume manufacturing platform [4]

Strengthening the manufacturing foundation for commercial-scale photonic quantum computing MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel, and Toronto, ON, February 19, 2026 - Tower Semiconductor, the leading foundry of high-value analog semiconductor solutions, and Xanadu, a leading photonic quantum computing company, today announced an expansion of their collaboration in developing advanced silicon photonics for fault tolerant quantum computers based on Tower’s high-volume silicon photonics platform. These developments build on p ...