Rigetti Computing Awarded Five-Year Contract with Air Force Research Lab for Quantum Foundry Services
2023年9月19日 - 9:30PM
Rigetti Computing, Inc. (Nasdaq: RGTI) (“Rigetti'' or the
“Company”), a pioneer in full-stack quantum-classical computing,
today announced that it was awarded a five-year Indefinite Delivery
Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with the Air Force Research Lab
(AFRL) Information Directorate to supply its researchers with
quantum foundry services. This contract allows AFRL to leverage
Rigetti’s fabrication and manufacturing capabilities to build
customized quantum systems. Within the scope of the contract,
Rigetti will be able to provide quantum integrated circuits
(QuICs), quantum-limited amplifiers, cryogenic microwave
components, and 9Q QPUs. This contract builds on the existing
relationship between Rigetti and AFRL to harness the Company’s
fabrication capabilities for quantum networking hardware research
and development.
“We are extremely privileged that AFRL’s world-class team of
researchers have chosen to use Rigetti’s fabrication facilities and
expertise to conduct its critical, fundamental research on how to
build the next generation of quantum networks,” said Dr. Subodh
Kulkarni, Rigetti Chief Executive Officer. “Being granted an IDIQ
contract with such an esteemed institution reinforces our existing
partnership, and demonstrates the value of our fabrication
capabilities.”
Since being established in 2016 as the world’s first dedicated
quantum foundry, Rigetti’s Fab-1 has been used for fabricating
chips for internal research and development for the Company’s
state-of-the-art quantum systems. Fab-1 has also been used by
leading research institutions such as AFRL to pursue novel
scientific research since 2020.
This partnership with AFRL has the potential to improve
Rigetti’s understanding of the fabrication process at the device
and design level given that AFRL is working to solve fundamental
issues not yet being tackled by industry.
“AFRL is focused on developing quantum networking capabilities
that can eventually be applied to real-world applications. A key
piece of that research is the ability to develop designs for new
superconducting quantum devices. Due to Rigetti’s established
template and fabrication processes, AFRL is able to pursue the
foundational science of understanding superconducting qubit
behavior and performance,” said Dr. Matthew LaHaye, AFRL Team Lead
- Senior Research Physicist.
About RigettiRigetti is a pioneer in full-stack
quantum computing. The Company has operated quantum computers over
the cloud since 2017 and serves global enterprise, government, and
research clients through its Rigetti Quantum Cloud Services
platform. The Company’s proprietary quantum-classical
infrastructure provides high performance integration with public
and private clouds for practical quantum computing. Rigetti has
developed the industry’s first multi-chip quantum processor for
scalable quantum computing systems. The Company designs and
manufactures its chips in-house at Fab-1, the industry’s first
dedicated and integrated quantum device manufacturing facility.
Learn more at www.rigetti.com.
About the Air Force Research Laboratory Information
DirectorateThe Information Directorate is the Air Force's
and nation's premier research organization for Command, Control,
Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) and Cyber
technologies. The directorate explores, prototypes, and
demonstrates high-impact, affordable and game-changing
technologies. These technologies transform data into information
and subsequently knowledge for decision makers to command and
control forces. This knowledge gives our air, space and cyberspace
forces the competitive advantage needed to protect and defend the
nation.
Rigetti Media Contact:press@rigetti.com
Cautionary Language Concerning Forward-Looking
StatementsThis press release includes “forward-looking
statements'' within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities
Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
relating to the potential supply of Rigetti foundry services to
AFRL, including providing superconducting qubit chips,
quantum-limited amplifiers and cryogenic microwave components;
Rigetti’s expectations related to improvements in understanding the
fabrication process at the device and design level; Rigetti’s and
AFRL’s expectations related to developing quantum networking
capabilities and developing new superconducting quantum devices;
and the potential of quantum computing. These forward-looking
statements are based upon estimates and assumptions that, while
considered reasonable by the Company and its management, are
inherently uncertain. Factors that may cause actual results to
differ materially from current expectations include, but are not
limited to: the Company’s ability to deliver foundry services to
AFRL that meet AFRL’s needs and expectations, achieve milestones,
technological advancements, including with respect to its
technology roadmap, help unlock quantum computing, and develop
practical applications; the ability of the Company to obtain
government contracts successfully and in a timely manner and the
availability of government funding; the potential of quantum
computing; the ability of the Company to expand its QCaaS business;
the success of the Company’s partnerships and collaborations; the
Company’s ability to accelerate its development of multiple
generations of quantum processors; the outcome of any legal
proceedings that may be instituted against the Company or others;
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“Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in the
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