Quantum Motion听has appointed Professor Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli听as chair.听
The professor,听of听the听University of California听in听Berkeley,听has significant experience in the听electronics design industry.听
Quantum Motion, which is听building a scalable and manufacturable quantum processor, recently reported an oversubscribed 拢8m fundraise.听
A founder of both Cadence Design Systems and Synopsys听–听the two听industry leaders in Electronic Design Automation – he has also served in many advisory roles,听ranging from Intel, HP and ST microelectronics in the semiconductor industry to BMW, General Motors听and UTC in systems.听He听chaired听UltraSoc听from 2017 until听its听acquisition by Siemens in June听2020.听
Prof. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli replaces outgoing Chair, Dr Manjari Chandran-Ramesh, who听remains a director of the听company. During her tenure, the听company spun out of Oxford听University听and UCL and听became the first UK quantum computing hardware company to raise听Series A听investment.听
Professor Sangiovanni-Vincentelli, who听has听authored over 1,000 papers听and received numerous academic and industry听awards,听said: 鈥�It is clear that making听perfect systems from noisy听components will be the key to realising a useful quantum computer.听听
鈥�However, this听idea听on its own is听not enough, execution will be critical. The Quantum Motion team has the competence needed to听deliver a scalable silicon architecture but, as importantly, it has the focus to realise it in a听manufacturable process.鈥�听
Dr Chandran-Ramesh commented: 鈥淚t has been an absolute pleasure to work with the Quantum听Motion team and to help grow the business from start-up to a successful, over-subscribed series A听round backed by high-quality investors.听听
鈥�I am proud to be handing over to Prof.听Sangiovanni–Vincentelli,听who has exceptional experience in this听area,听and I look forward to working with him and听the team as we start the next chapter of this exciting journey.鈥�听
Prof. John Morton, founder of Quantum Motion comments: 鈥淲e would like to thank Dr Chandran-Ramesh for her excellent chairmanship over the past two successful years and are delighted to be听welcoming Prof Sangiovanni-Vincentelli on board.听听
鈥�He shares our vision for leveraging silicon to听produce truly scalable quantum processors and brings unique听insights from his experience in听building world-leading companies in semiconductor IC design.鈥�听