Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems Center (SQMS)

SQMS (Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems Center) is a U.S. Department of Energy National Quantum Information Science Research Center led by Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois, and funded by the DOE Office of Science starting in 2020. It is a multi-institution research consortium rather than a company, bringing together national laboratories, universities, and industry partners to study the materials and device physics that limit coherence in superconducting qubits, drawing on Fermilab's expertise in niobium superconducting radio-frequency cavities and cryogenic systems. Its work spans superconducting qubit and cavity-based quantum computing platforms, quantum sensors, and characterization of loss mechanisms in superconducting materials.

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Headquarters: Batavia, Illinois, USA
Founded: 2020
Status: Private

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Coverage

The Quantum Insider5 October 2026

SQMS Study Links Qubit Performance to Material and Fabrication Features

The SQMS Center has reported a study linking variation in superconducting qubit performance to features of the materials and fabrication processes used to build them. The work treats coherence retention as the key property determining whether a qubit can hold and process information in advanced computations.

OutlookPlausible

Within two years, superconducting qubit fabricators could begin using material and fabrication signatures as early screening metrics, allowing them to identify low-coherence devices before costly cryogenic testing.

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