Ephos Milan opens world's first glass based quantum chip production factory
Ephos, a self proclaimed leading producer of glass based photonic chips, has raised $8.5 million to complete a significant expansion of its business. Ephos stated that the new seed funding will accelerate the opening of the world's first factory to design and produce glass based optical quantum chips. The new state-of-the-art research and manufacturing factory is located in Milan, Italy, and its opening marks an important milestone in Ephos' development.
Starlight Ventures, headquartered in the United States, led the seed funding round and received support from several other venture capitalists and angel investors. The latest round of financing also includes contributions from NATO and the European Innovation Council (EIC). Ephos is just one of the 10 companies that have successfully applied for funding for this accelerator program, out of 1300.
Ephos seems to be following or even leading a trend where chip manufacturers are shifting from silicon-based chip technology to glass based chip technology - photonic chips.
The advantages of Ephos are not only theoretical and research, but the new Milan factory will provide the capabilities and resources needed to expand its proprietary chip manufacturing technology. In addition, the company stated that its technology is suitable for high-performance advanced quantum computing, communication, and sensing devices.
As for Etho's chip design, the company claims that its chips "provide first-class performance in signal loss, which is one of the biggest obstacles to building quantum computers." These chips are said to use glass substrates, innovative 3D designs, and are supported by newly established manufacturing facilities.
Ephos CEO and co-founder Andrea Rocchetto believes that shifting from traditional silicon-based technology to glass and photonics will bring about a revolution beyond quantum and artificial intelligence. He inferred that this technology can simultaneously solve energy and performance issues in the industry. Andrea Rocchetto emphasized that a special advantage of Ephos is that it builds processing and communication on glass, eliminating the obstacles faced by current solutions.
Ephos seems to be following or even leading a trend where chip manufacturers are shifting from silicon-based chip technology to glass based chip technology - photonic chips.
The advantages of Ephos are not only theoretical and research, but the new Milan factory will provide the capabilities and resources needed to expand its proprietary chip manufacturing technology. In addition, the company stated that its technology is suitable for high-performance advanced quantum computing, communication, and sensing devices.
As for Etho's chip design, the company claims that its chips "provide first-class performance in signal loss, which is one of the biggest obstacles to building quantum computers." These chips are said to use glass substrates, innovative 3D designs, and are supported by newly established manufacturing facilities.
Ephos CEO and co-founder Andrea Rocchetto believes that shifting from traditional silicon-based technology to glass and photonics will bring about a revolution beyond quantum and artificial intelligence. He inferred that this technology can simultaneously solve energy and performance issues in the industry. Andrea Rocchetto emphasized that a special advantage of Ephos is that it builds processing and communication on glass, eliminating the obstacles faced by current solutions.