Xanadu accelerates chip production in quantum computing race

Xanadu Quantum Technologies is done making chips one at a time in a lab. The company announced a strategic partnership with EV Group aimed at achieving industrial-scale production of its specialized photonic quantum chips, a move that could help solve one of quantum computing’s most stubborn problems: actually manufacturing the hardware at scale. The partnership, announced on May 5, 2026, focuses on developing wafer bonding and lithography processes needed to transition from prototype-stage production to high-volume fabrication. From lab bench to factory floor Xanadu’s approach to quantum computing is built on photonics, using particles of light rather than the supercooled circuits favored by competitors like IBM and Google. The advantage is that photonic chips can theoretically operate at room temperature and leverage existing semiconductor manufacturing infrastructure. On June 10, 2026, the company reported hitting an industry benchmark of 0.085 dB/facet average edge-coupling loss in its photonic chip packaging. In plain terms, that measures how much light is lost when signals move between chips and other optical components. Lower loss means better performance, and hitting this t...