France's SiPearl, Quobly to explore linking processors with quantum computers

Oct 9 (Reuters) - French chip designer SiPearl and quantum computing startup Quobly said on Friday they had signed a memorandum of understanding to combine their technologies as part of an effort to build a quantum computing system made with European technology.

• They will then work on hybrid workloads combining high-performance and quantum computing, and look at designs for future products

• They plan to coordinate bids for EU tenders, including quantum calls under the Chips Joint Undertaking

• SiPearl's 80-core Rhea1 chip is due on the market at the end of 2026 and will power JUPITER, Europe's first supercomputer able to perform a quintillion calculations per second

• Grenoble-based Quobly, which raised €115 million ($129 million) in June, plans cloud access to its first systems from end-2026 and targets 1 million qubits by 2032

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(Reporting by Nathan Vifflin in Gdansk, editing by Milla Nissi-Prussak)