Control-Electronics

Active Technologies is an Italian company manufacturing high-performance arbitrary waveform generators for quantum computing applications, including partnerships with Berkeley Nucleonics for North American distribution. The company designs and produces AWG systems used for quantum processor control, delivering the signal fidelity and timing precision required for quantum gate operations. Active Technologies brings European manufacturing expertise to the quantum control electronics supply chain, supporting the growing demand for quantum instrumentation.

2025 Developments: The company continues its quantum technology initiatives throughout 2025. Focus remains on advancing core technologies and expanding market presence. Ongoing development activities position the company for future growth in the quantum industry.

Anritsu is a Japanese test and measurement company providing microwave and RF equipment for quantum computing control systems. The company manufactures signal generators, spectrum analyzers, and network analyzers used in quantum research and development. Anritsu’s precision RF and microwave instrumentation serves quantum computing companies and research laboratories requiring high-performance test equipment for characterizing and controlling quantum processors at microwave frequencies.

2025 Developments: The company continues its quantum technology initiatives throughout 2025. Focus remains on advancing core technologies and expanding market presence. Ongoing development activities position the company for future growth in the quantum industry.

AQSolotl is an NTU and NUS spin-off that launched the CHRONOS-Q quantum controller in December 2024, bridging conventional computers with quantum systems. The company develops quantum control electronics that manage and orchestrate quantum computing operations. AQSolotl’s CHRONOS-Q controller provides the critical interface between classical computing infrastructure and quantum processors, addressing scalability challenges in quantum computing by enabling efficient control of increasing numbers of qubits.

2025 Developments: The company continues its quantum technology initiatives throughout 2025. Focus remains on advancing core technologies and expanding market presence. Ongoing development activities position the company for future growth in the quantum industry.

Berkeley Nucleonics Corporation produces the world’s fastest 16-bit AWG (Model 685) for quantum computing with 6.16 GS/s sample rate and 110ps rise time, used for qubit control in research laboratories. The company manufactures high-performance arbitrary waveform generators, pulse generators, and timing instruments essential for quantum computing control systems. Berkeley Nucleonics’ Model 685 AWG represents the state-of-the-art in quantum control electronics, enabling researchers to generate the precise, fast waveforms needed to manipulate quantum states with high fidelity.

Keysight Technologies operates a dedicated quantum solutions division providing control and measurement instruments for quantum computing systems. The American electronic measurement company (spun off from Agilent Technologies) offers AWGs, signal analyzers, and quantum control software. Keysight’s quantum solutions serve major quantum computing companies and research institutions worldwide with integrated hardware and software platforms for quantum processor control, characterization, and measurement.

2025 Developments: The company continues its quantum technology initiatives throughout 2025. Focus remains on advancing core technologies and expanding market presence. Ongoing development activities position the company for future growth in the quantum industry.

Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech is a Barcelona Supercomputer Center spinout founded in 2019 that develops quantum computing solutions combining quantum annealing and gate-model quantum computing approaches, creating hybrid quantum-classical systems that can solve optimization problems and quantum simulations for industries including finance, logistics, and materials science, leveraging Spain’s supercomputing expertise and European quantum initiatives to advance practical quantum computing applications with focus on near-term quantum advantage in optimization and simulation problems. In September 2025, Qilimanjaro announced a strategic partnership with Qblox, a Netherlands-based quantum control hardware company, to integrate Qblox’s control electronics with Qilimanjaro’s superconducting quantum processors, enabling enhanced scalability and performance for their quantum computing systems through advanced control and readout capabilities. In October 2025, Qilimanjaro joined the IMPAQT UA cooperative consortium as the first analog quantum computing company, focused on building interoperable and scalable quantum systems through collaborative research and development with other European quantum technology organizations. In October 2025, Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech and QURECA signed a collaboration agreement for quantum education, including workshops on analog and hybrid quantum computing with hands-on access to Qilimanjaro’s platform to advance quantum computing education and workforce development.

Rohde & Schwarz (in partnership with Zurich Instruments) provides complete quantum computing control solutions with signal analyzers, AWGs, and signal generators, with Zurich’s QCCS controlling 100+ qubits. The German test and measurement company combines its RF and microwave instrumentation expertise with Zurich Instruments’ quantum control systems. Together they provide comprehensive quantum control electronics from signal generation to measurement, enabling researchers and quantum computing companies to build scalable control systems for large quantum processors.

Spectrum Instrumentation is a German instrumentation company providing arbitrary waveform generators (AWGs) widely used in quantum computing research, particularly the M4i.66xx-series 16-bit AWGs for qubit control. The company’s high-performance AWG cards enable precise control signals required for manipulating quantum states in superconducting, trapped ion, and photonic quantum computers. Spectrum Instrumentation’s products are deployed in quantum research laboratories and quantum computing companies worldwide, serving as critical control electronics for quantum processors.

Zhongwei Daxin (中微达信) is a Chengdu-based quantum technology company founded in 2017, specializing in quantum computing measurement and control systems. The company develops precision electronic instruments and control hardware essential for operating quantum computers, including signal generators, readout electronics, and synchronization systems for superconducting and other qubit modalities. Zhongwei Daxin has received funding from prominent investors including Sequoia Capital China and Matrix Partners China, reflecting confidence in China’s growing quantum computing ecosystem. The company serves quantum computing research institutions and commercial quantum computer manufacturers requiring high-performance control electronics.