QuiX Quantum
QuiX Quantum is a private Dutch photonic quantum computing hardware company founded in 2019 and focused on integrated photonics for data centers and HPC environments.
- Category
- Photonic, Components and enabling tech
- Technology
- integrated photonic quantum computing on silicon nitride chips
- Headquarters
- Enschede, Netherlands
- Founded
- 2019
- Ownership
- Private company
- Products and platforms
- Carina, Universal Quantum Computer, Special Purpose Quantum Computer, Quantum Photonic Processor
- Key people
- Dr. Stefan Hengesbach, CEO
Kathy Willing, CFO
Dr. Devin Smith, CTO
Dr. Jelmer Renema, Chief Scientist - Website
- quixquantum.com
QuiX Quantum develops photonic quantum computing hardware based on integrated photonics. The company says its systems are designed for hybrid quantum-classical use in data centers and HPC environments, using telecom-grade components and avoiding cryogenics. Its website describes a fabless, horizontally integrated model and lists offices in Enschede and Amsterdam in the Netherlands, and Ulm and Stuttgart in Germany.
According to its site, the company was founded in Enschede in 2019. QuiX Quantum presents Carina as a universal photonic quantum computer ready for customer deployment, and also lists a Special Purpose Quantum Computer and a Quantum Photonic Processor among its products. The company also states that more than 15 devices are running in the field worldwide, and that it delivered the Carina core hardware platform to DLR QCI in 2026.
Sources
Facts on this page come from the sources below, retrieved by DesignQuantum.
- Quix Quantum – Photonic Quantum Computing quixquantum.com
- About Us - Quix Quantum quixquantum.com
Last verified: October 28, 2026