Element Six

Element Six is a synthetic diamond manufacturer and a subsidiary of the De Beers Group, producing chemical vapour deposition (CVD) and high-pressure high-temperature (HPHT) diamond for industrial, optical and electronic applications. For quantum technology it supplies single-crystal diamond with controlled nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centre concentrations, isotopically engineered material and diamond photonic components used in NV magnetometry, quantum sensing and single-photon sources. The company is a materials supplier to the field rather than a developer of quantum processors or complete systems.

AI-written profile · not yet reviewed · 10 October 2026

Headquarters: Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Founded: 1946
Status: Private

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Coverage

Quantum Computing Report9 October 2026

IonQ Demonstrates 1 kHz Memory-Enhanced Quantum Interconnect Connecting Trapped Ions and Diamond Color Centers

IonQ reported a memory-enhanced quantum interconnect that links a trapped ion qubit with a diamond-based quantum memory. The system operated at an entanglement rate above 1 kHz with high fidelity, which the company describes as a significant improvement over previous benchmarks. The work was carried out with Element Six and AWS.

OutlookPlausible

IonQ could use this interface within two years to connect multiple trapped-ion modules through diamond color-center memories, creating small modular processors that share entanglement across physically separated traps.

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