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[News] Intel 18A Gains External Adopter Hitachi for Silicon Quantum Chip Project
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Fusion42 · 27 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Hitachi has partnered with Intel and Japan's AIST to co-develop silicon quantum chips using Intel's 18A process, targeting a 1,000-qubit system by fiscal 2030 and a cloud quantum service by 2027. The collaboration addresses scaling challenges in silicon spin qubits through process optimisation, cryogenic packaging, and 3D integration technologies.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Quantum Computing and Semiconductors, and 2 sources have reported it between 22 Jul 2026 and 27 Jul 2026.
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If you make cryogenic control electronics, packaging, or 3D interconnect for quantum systems, Hitachi just became a proven buyer with a hard deadline—1,000 qubits by 2030 means they're scaling production now, not in a lab. That's your customer, and they need you to ship at volume.
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2 sources · first reported 22 Jul 2026 · latest 27 Jul 2026
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