Archer strengthens pathway to quantum device manufacturing

Archer Materials, an Australian quantum company developing technologies in computing, sensing and medical diagnostics, is advancing towards wafer-scale manufacturing of its qubit technology, marking a step in the company’s progress from laboratory-based development to scalable semiconductor production.

Over recent months, Archer has completed multiple device design, fabrication, and testing cycles, enabling the team to refine manufacturing processes and validate critical device components required for qubit operation.

Following the initial qubit demonstration, Archer’s development efforts will increasingly focus on transferring fabrication processes into foundry-compatible manufacturing environments and implementing a continuous improvement program to enhance qubit performance.

This next stage is intended to support both the technical advancement of the qubit technology and the establishment of scalable manufacturing capabilities for future commercial applications in quantum computing and related technologies.

By transitioning to wafer-scale processes, Archer expects to achieve improved device consistency and reproducibility across multiple fabrication runs; higher throughput and efficiency in device manufacturing; and enhanced scalability and compatibility with industrial foundry environments .

The company said that these outcomes are essential to producing quantum devices at a scale that supports long-term commercial integration into global semiconductor supply chains.

Recent work has focused on characterising graphene materials and fabricated devices to generate data for optimising future qubit designs and wafer-scale processing methods.

These activities are helping Archer refine fabrication approaches that are intended to improve device consistency, manufacturability, and long-term scalability as the company advances toward foundry-based production of qubit devices.

The same graphene fabrication and device capabilities being developed for Archer’s qubit program may also support additional commercial opportunities in areas such as THz sensing, photonic devices, AI infrastructure, cloud technologies, and other quantum-enabled applications.

Last year, Archer signed a collaboration agreement with Emergence Quantum, a quantum innovation company.

Under the agreement, Emergence Quantum will help Archer develop a strategic technology program to guide joint research, development, and commercialisation of next-generation quantum materials and devices.