Dutch government takes control of Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia
Claims it was forced to act due to “serious governance shortcomings” at the company
News - Europe, Charlotte Trueman, DatacenterDynamics
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SiPearl announces dual-use Athena1 chip for government, defense, and aerospace applications
Expected to be available from 2027
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SRV and CSC sign agreement for development phase of Lumi ‘AI Factory’
Site is expected to be up and running by 2027
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Corintis raises $24m to support development of microfluidic cooling systems
Comes hot on heels of Microsoft collaboration
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UK gov’t launches £10m fund to boost semiconductor development across the country
Government data says UK chip sector is expected to grow by 75 percent by 2030
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Yandex to launch availability zone next year at data center in Vladimir, Russia
Facility will have 40MW of capacity and PUE of 1.1, company says
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LUMI-Q consortium deploys IQM quantum computer in Czech Republic
It is the second quantum computer launched in Europe under EuroHPC JU initative
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Quantum Machines and Arque Systems partner with Jülich Supercomputing Centre for Nvidia-powered quantum computer
Collaboration aims to boost interaction between hybrid and classical compute resources
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Orca partners with PCSS for Nvidia-supported quantum AI integration
Plus some other quantum news from the week
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Oxford Quantum Circuits deploys quantum computer at quantum AI data center in New York City
System will be integrated with Nvidia Grace Hopper superchip
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Quantum Motion delivers silicon CMOS-based system to UK’s National Quantum Computing Centre
System installed as part of the center’s quantum testbed program
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Scintil Photonics raises $58m to accelerate production of integrated photonics hardware for AI data centers
Funding round included participation from Nvidia
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Microsoft Research develops analog optical computer
Room-temperature system is more efficient at solving certain problems than binary digital computer
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Exascale partition of Jupiter supercomputer inaugurated at Jülich Supercomputing Centre
System will be Europe’s first exascale system
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Quantinuum receives $10bn valuation following close of $600m funding round
Will partner with Nvidia at company’s Accelerated Quantum Research Center
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Beyond.pl’s Nvidia-powered F.I.N. supercomputer goes live at Poznan data center
System is based on Nvidia’s Blackwell DGX SuperPOD infrastructure
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IQM raises $300m in largest quantum-focused Series B outside of the US
Round was led by the company’s first US investor
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Council for Science and Technology creates six recommendations to establish AI chip design industry in the UK
Recommendations focus on boosting skills, finance and investment, and infrastructure
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Oxford Ionics delivers full-stack QUARTET quantum computer to UK’s National Quantum Computing Centre
System will be used to support UK government’s five ‘Quantum Missions’
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Arm to develop its own chips, says Stargate offers “huge potential” for “different design opportunities”
Comments made on company’s Q1 2026 earnings call
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Oxford Quantum Circuits approves permanent appointment of interim CEO Gerald Mullally
Mullally served as UK government advisor before joining quantum firm in 2022
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SpiNNcloud to deploy neuromorphic supercomputer at Leipzig University
The SpiNNcloud Server System will comprise 656,640 cores
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STMicroelectronics to acquire NXP Semiconductors’ MEMS sensor business
Deal is worth $950m, with $50m to be paid on completion of technical milestones
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Microsoft and Atom Computing to build "world’s most powerful quantum computer" in Denmark
The system, named Magne, is expected to be operational by 2027