Quobly teams up with TNO and Orange Quantum Systems to industrialise silicon spin qubits
Two Franco-Dutch agreements signed in Eindhoven on 2 September 2026, in the presence of the French President and the Dutch Prime Minister.
On 2 September 2026 in Eindhoven, Quobly signed two memoranda of understanding: one with the Dutch research organisation TNO on characterisation and metrology of silicon spin qubits, one with Orange Quantum Systems on automated, high-throughput testing of quantum chips. Both target the move from laboratory devices to industrial-scale manufacturing.
Why it matters
Building a quantum computer from silicon is a bet on the semiconductor industry's tools. These agreements connect a French 300 mm manufacturing platform with Dutch test and measurement know-how, the unglamorous layer where scaling is decided.
Key takeaways
- Signed on 2 September 2026 in Eindhoven, during a Franco-Dutch visit attended by Emmanuel Macron and Rob Jetten; Maud Vinet, Quobly's chief executive, signed for the company.
- With TNO (chief executive Tjark Tjin-A-Tsoi): technical cooperation on silicon spin-qubit devices, TNO bringing measurement data, device simulation, cryogenic characterisation and metrology.
- With Orange Quantum Systems (executive director Garrelt Alberts): automated diagnostics, measurement protocols and test systems, with the OrangeQS MAX platform adapted to semiconductor spin qubits, to qualify qubits at industrial cadence.
- Quobly contributes a 300 mm FD-SOI manufacturing platform developed with CEA-Leti, STMicroelectronics and Soitec.
On 2 September 2026, in Eindhoven, the French start-up Quobly signed two memoranda of understanding during a Franco-Dutch event attended by President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Rob Jetten. Both concern the same bottleneck: turning silicon spin qubits, made with semiconductor processes, into devices that can be manufactured and tested at scale.
The first agreement, with TNO, the Dutch applied research organisation, establishes a technical cooperation on spin-qubit device development. TNO brings measurement data, device simulation, cryogenic characterisation and metrology services; Quobly brings its 300 mm FD-SOI manufacturing platform, developed with CEA-Leti, STMicroelectronics and Soitec. The two chief executives, Tjark Tjin-A-Tsoi and Maud Vinet, signed it.
The second, with Orange Quantum Systems, a Dutch supplier of test equipment for quantum chips, addresses another obstacle to scaling: testing ever larger numbers of qubits. Quobly provides device specifications and test wafers; Orange Quantum Systems provides automated diagnostics, measurement protocols and test systems, adapting its modular OrangeQS MAX platform to semiconductor spin qubits. The stated goal is a high-throughput test environment to qualify silicon spin qubits at industrial cadence.
Quobly's own announcement frames the pairing as complementary strengths, semiconductors on one side, quantum on the other, to accelerate the move from lab to factory. The company shared the news on LinkedIn, noting that Maud Vinet was part of the presidential delegation; ASML, NXP Semiconductors, STMicroelectronics and Mistral AI were among the other participants cited.
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