Insider Brief
- Diraq has opened a 20-person U.S. Technology Hub in Santa Monica, California, focused on engineering silicon spin-qubit quantum computing systems.
- The hub covers integrated circuit design, architecture, software, device modeling and machine learning, with Diraq planning to double its team over the next 12 months.
- The Santa Monica site will work with Diraq ’s teams in Sydney, Palo Alto and Chicago as the company develops silicon spin-qubit processors and targets its first product launch in 2029.
Press release – Diraq , the silicon quantum computing pioneer, today announced the opening of its U.S. Technology Hub in Santa Monica, California. The hub brings together a 20-strong multi-disciplinary team with deep expertise in silicon spin qubits, tapping into Southern California’s uniquely deep concentration of quantum talent, and placing Diraq alongside the region’s leading semiconductor, aerospace, and technology companies, foundries, and research partners.
The Santa Monica team spans integrated circuit design and architecture, software, device modeling, and machine learning. Diraq plans to double the size of the hub over the next 12 months. The hub will partner closely with Diraq ’s Australian headquarters and centre of excellence in Sydney, enabling engineering capability on both sides of the Pacific.
“Succeeding in quantum computing requires securing the best talent as much as engineering the best technology,” said Andrew Dzurak, Diraq CEO and Founder. “We’re working on some of the most exciting, cutting-edge technology in computing today, and Southern California gives us an exceptional base of quantum engineering talent, particularly in silicon spin qubits, to help us build it. Together with our Sydney headquarters, we’re now engineering across the Pacific, accelerating our path to utility-scale quantum computing.”
Expanding U.S. Footprint
Santa Monica is part of Diraq ‘s growing U.S. footprint, with each location supporting a distinct part of the company’s technology and commercial roadmap:
- Palo Alto: Diraq ‘s U.S. headquarters and base for product development and ecosystem partnerships, providing access to Silicon Valley’s semiconductor and computing ecosystem.
- Santa Monica: Diraq ‘s U.S. technology hub, delivering integrated circuit design and architecture, software, device modeling, machine learning, and other engineering functions.
- Chicago: Diraq ‘s first U.S. quantum laboratory, providing dedicated infrastructure for qubit measurement, cryogenic CMOS testing, and component testing and verification.
Together with Diraq ‘s Sydney headquarters and technology hub in Australia, these locations expand the engineering, experimental, and commercial capabilities supporting Diraq ‘s roadmap toward utility-scale quantum computing and the launch of its first product in 2029.
Engineering Silicon Spin Qubits at Scale
Diraq builds quantum processors using silicon spin qubits and CMOS-compatible manufacturing processes, an approach designed to leverage existing semiconductor manufacturing infrastructure and ultimately enable millions of qubits on a single chip.
The Santa Monica hub will support the engineering work required as Diraq ‘s technology increases in scale, complementing experimental R&D capabilities in Sydney and Chicago and strengthening the company’s ability to move from device-level advances toward fault-tolerant, commercially useful systems.