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Hitachi Partners with Intel and AIST on $NEDO Project to Scale Silicon Quantum Processors
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Fusion42 · 22 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Hitachi, Intel, and Japan's AIST have secured NEDO government backing to scale silicon spin-qubit quantum processors from lab prototypes to industrial manufacturing, with a roadmap to deliver a 100-qubit prototype by FY2028 and 1,000-qubit system by FY2030 using Intel's 18A foundry process and specialised cryogenic packaging.
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 packaging, control electronics, 3D interconnect, or quantum software tools, Hitachi just became your customer—they need all four to hit their 1,000-qubit target by 2030, and they're moving fast enough to kill or scale what works. Japan's betting state money on silicon qubits over superconducting, which means the supply chain for that path is now open for contract wins.
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2 sources · first reported 22 Jul 2026 · latest 27 Jul 2026
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