China Achieves Breakthrough in Silicon-28 Mass Production for Quantum Computing

China is a step closer to self-reliance in quantum computing production: Beijing

The country is pushing for self-reliance in important industries amid competition with the US over advanced technology fabrication.

China Advances Quantum Computing With Silicon Isotope Production

China has achieved a significant breakthrough in producing an ultra-pure form of silicon, a critical material for building silicon-based quantum computers. This development marks an acceleration of Beijing’s drive to reduce reliance on foreign technology in strategic areas, amidst global competition over advanced technology fabrication.State-owned nuclear giant China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced that one of its research institut…

China Achieves Breakthrough in Silicon-28 Mass Production for Quantum Computing

Chinese scientists have achieved a major breakthrough in stable isotope enrichment and high-purity silicon preparation, successfully producing silicon-28 isotopes with an abundance exceeding 99.99% for the first time at an industrial scale. The announcement was made on June 15, marking a critical step for China's semiconductor and quantum computing ambitions. Silicon-28, a stable isotope of silicon, has zero nuclear spin, which dramatically redu…