UK's Quantum Motion Establishes U.S. Operations Center in Maryland

en.Wedoany.com Reported - UK-based silicon quantum computing company Quantum Motion has established a new U.S. operations center in the Discovery District of the University of Maryland, located in College Park, which will support the company's commercial expansion and public sector-related business in the United States.

The location is in close proximity to U.S. federal research and defense agencies, including the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS), facilitating engagement with government sector clients.

Quantum Motion's core technology approach leverages standard silicon complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) manufacturing processes to develop spin qubit quantum processing units (QPUs). By utilizing existing semiconductor foundry manufacturing infrastructure, the company aims to scale up the production of high-density quantum chips.

The new base focuses on three operational directions. The first is government and defense collaboration: participating in DARPA's Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI), with evaluations centered on scalable hardware metrics and fault-tolerant architectures. The second is regional ecosystem integration: co-locating within the College Park quantum cluster alongside IonQ, Microsoft Quantum, IQM Quantum Computers, and NanoQT. The third is alignment with state-level initiatives: supporting Maryland's "Capital of Quantum" (CoQ) initiative launched in 2025. This initiative, driven by the state government, aims to expand local public-private quantum infrastructure.

The expansion, led by President and Chief Commercial Officer Hugo Saleh, will integrate the company's silicon-based hardware development operations into the defense and enterprise markets of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.