Research &Development

The development of qubit technologies focuses on designing, fabricating, and characterising high-coherence quantum bits tailored for scalable quantum processors. This includes exploring multiple qubit modalities—such as superconducting, photonic, trapped-ion, and spin-based systems—to identify architectures compatible with Malaysia’s manufacturing ecosystem and long-term sovereignty goals. The work emphasises improving coherence times, gate fidelities, and environmental robustness while establishing foundational IP in quantum device physics and fabrication processes.

This effort develops precision quantum control electronics and firmware required to manipulate qubits with high timing accuracy, low noise, and deterministic signal fidelity. It encompasses designing custom cryo-compatible control boards, waveform generators, and readout systems, as well as building firmware stacks that synchronise pulse sequences, error suppression routines, and calibration cycles. The aim is to produce a fully integrated, modular control architecture that enables stable qubit operation and seamless scaling toward multi-qubit quantum processors.

The cryogenic integration and testbed programme builds the infrastructure required for hosting and testing quantum devices at millikelvin temperatures. This includes assembling dilution refrigerators, wiring cryogenic signal pathways, and establishing low-vibration, low-EMI environments to ensure stable qubit behaviour. The testbeds support device characterisation, thermal performance studies, and component validation across quantum hardware subsystems, forming the backbone of Malaysia’s experimental quantum hardware ecosystem.

Benchmarking and noise-mitigation research aims to quantify and improve the performance of quantum devices through rigorous characterisation of error sources, coherence behaviour, and gate operations. This involves implementing protocols such as randomized benchmarking, quantum process tomography, and noise spectroscopy to identify dominant decoherence pathways. The research also develops hardware-aware mitigation strategies—including pulse shaping, dynamical decoupling, and adaptive calibration—to increase device fidelity and reliability for near-term and scalable quantum computing applications.

Localised quantum device prototyping focuses on establishing Malaysia’s capability to design, fabricate, assemble, and test quantum hardware components domestically. This includes creating prototype qubit chips, packaging systems, cryogenic interfaces, and control hardware aligned with local semiconductor and photonics manufacturing capabilities. Through iterative design cycles and rapid experimentation, this initiative aims to build sovereign hardware IP, reduce reliance on foreign supply chains, and accelerate the transition from research concepts to deployable quantum technologies.