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Diraq

Diraq is developing silicon quantum processors using electron spin qubits defined in quantum dots. The company designs hardware compatible with conventional CMOS manufacturing, aiming to scale via existing semiconductor fabrication. Based on research from UNSW Sydney, Diraq is a privately held startup focusing on error-corrected quantum computers.

AI-written profile · not yet reviewed · 1 September 2026

Headquarters
Sydney, Australia
Status
Private
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Coverage

HPCwire

Atom Computing, Diraq, IBM and IonQ Advance to DARPA QBI Stage C

DARPA has moved Atom Computing, Diraq, IBM, and IonQ into the final Stage C of its Quantum Benchmarking Initiative, shifting their proposed systems into hands-on government verification and validation. The four teams represent distinct qubit modalities: Atom Computing's neutral atoms, Diraq's silicon CMOS spin qubits, IBM's superconducting processors, and IonQ's trapped ions.

OutlookPlausible

If Stage C completes on schedule and DARPA publishes at least summary results, this could within two years give defense and enterprise buyers the first apples-to-apples, government-validated comparison of neutral-atom, spin-qubit, superconducting, and trapped-ion systems against a defined utility threshold.

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Quantum Computing Report

Diraq and Dell Technologies Partner to Integrate Silicon QPUs with High-Performance Classical Computing

Diraq and Dell Technologies have announced a collaboration to pair Diraq's silicon spin-qubit quantum processors with Dell's high-performance computing and AI infrastructure. Dell is installing an HPC server cluster directly in Diraq's Sydney laboratory to provide low-latency connections between the quantum hardware and classical compute for real-time control. The work includes developing hybrid orchestration software to automate qubit calibration.

OutlookPlausible

Within two years, Diraq could move from batch calibration to closed-loop, low-latency recalibration of its spin qubits during computation, using the in-lab Dell HPC cluster to make real-time adjustments that keep qubits stable through longer circuit runs.

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Diraq to Deploy Eight-Qubit Silicon Quantum Computer at Equinix Sydney Data Center

Diraq, a silicon spin-qubit developer, and data centre operator Equinix will install an eight-qubit quantum processor inside an Equinix facility in Sydney, with completion scheduled for October 2026. The deployment is presented as the first silicon spin-qubit quantum computer placed in a commercial data centre.

OutlookPlausible

The Sydney installation could let Australian enterprises access a local silicon spin-qubit processor through Equinix's existing data-centre interconnection services, opening early benchmarking and small algorithm-prototyping workloads without sending data to overseas quantum labs.

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DARPA Selects Atom Computing, Diraq, IBM, and IonQ for Final Stage C Verification under Quantum Benchmarking Initiative

DARPA has selected Atom Computing, Diraq, IBM, and IonQ to participate in Stage C of its Quantum Benchmarking Initiative. The four companies, whose platforms span neutral atoms, silicon spin qubits, superconducting transmons, and trapped ions, will undergo independent hands-on testing of fault-tolerant architectures. They join Microsoft and PsiQuantum, which were already in the final verification stage, as part of DARPA's goal of a utility-scale quantum machine by 2033.

OutlookPlausible

DARPA's Stage C verification could produce the first independent, cross-platform comparison of logical error rates and resource overhead across superconducting, trapped-ion, neutral-atom, and silicon-spin systems within two years.

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