press release
Selected for NEDO research and development business "Research and Development Project of the Enhanced Infrastructures for Post-5G Information and Communication Systems
Cross-ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program (SIP) Industry-Academia Collaboration and Human Resource Development / Accelerating development toward the industrialization of quantum computers (subsidy)"
~ Conducted in collaboration with Toshiba Corporation, the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, and Utsunomiya University ~
Fujikura Ltd. (Director, President and CEO: Naoki Okada) has been selected for its proposal for a "low-temperature operating small cable and connector" in the "Research and Development Project of the Enhanced Infrastructures for Post-5G Information and Communication Systems
Cross-ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program (SIP) Industry-Academia Collaboration and Human Resource Development / Accelerating development toward the industrialization of quantum computers (subsidy)" publicly solicited by NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization).
This business will be carried out in collaboration with Toshiba Corporation (Corporate Officer, President and Chief Executive Officer: Taro Shimada), the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (President: Kazuhiko Ishimura), and Utsunomiya University (President: Osamu Ikeda).
Quantum computers are expected to be used in a variety of fields, including drug discovery and finance, as a new computing platform technology that goes beyond the limits of conventional computers. Countries around the world are working to develop quantum computers with the scale and performance necessary for industrial use.
Among these, superconducting quantum computers, which are the forerunners in the field of social implementation, require wiring materials that have high operating performance in cryogenic environments, as well as high density and ease of assembly that accompanies large-scale deployment. Achieving both technological sophistication and mass productivity is a key challenge.
Fujikura supplies high-quality wires and cables to various industries such as telecommunications, automotive, and energy. In the field of electronics, we supply high-density cables and small connectors, which have contributed to improving the convenience of electronic devices.
In this development business, we will utilize the microwiring, precision machining, and bonding technologies cultivated by Fujikura to develop and study various wiring modules necessary for superconducting quantum computers.
1) Superconducting high-density flat cables and connectors
2) Normal conducting high density flat cables and connectors
3) Micro coaxial cables and connectors
These wiring modules enable the high-density wiring and stable transmission of high-frequency signals in the cryogenic environments required for superconducting quantum computers, contributing to the acceleration of the scale-up of quantum computers and their implementation in society.
