Diraq deploys world's first silicon spin quantum computer inside a commercial data center
Key Highlights
- ➤Diraq deploys eight-qubit silicon spin quantum computer at Equinix (EQIX) Sydney data center
- ➤Diraq targets up to 256 qubits in the same deployed system within next year
- ➤Diraq advances to DARPA Stage C, with potential funding of up to US$300 million
- ➤Diraq signs US$38 million CHIPS and Science Act letter of intent
- ➤Utility-scale systems targeted at tens of millions of dollars, around 300 kW power demand
Expert Statements
Andrew Dzurak, CEO and Founder of Diraq
“We are now at a point where quantum computing can start to reach industries and the people they serve”
Andrew Dzurak, CEO and Founder of Diraq
“That shift matters more than any single milestone, because it changes what’s possible for every field quantum touches, from medicine to materials to logistics.”
Andrew Dzurak, CEO and Founder of Diraq
“Our silicon spin approach is what puts that within reach in five years, not decades.”
Andrew Dzurak, CEO and Founder of Diraq
“It gives us a manufacturing path already proven at industrial scale, a cost curve that improves as we add qubits, and a system designed to run inside today’s existing computing infrastructure.”
Harmeen Mehta, Executive Vice President and Chief Digital and Innovation Officer, Equinix
“The next chapter of computing won’t be defined by AI, cloud or quantum in isolation, but by how these technologies work together”
Harmeen Mehta, Executive Vice President and Chief Digital and Innovation Officer, Equinix
“Diraq’s deployment in our data center is an important proof point for quantum, demonstrating a path for these systems to operate alongside the digital infrastructure enterprises already rely on.”
Matt Langione, Managing Director and Partner, Boston Consulting Group
“Quantum computing’s economic value isn’t a distant promise”
Matt Langione, Managing Director and Partner, Boston Consulting Group
“Our research shows that technologies leveraging advanced quantum physics have already compounded $19 to $27 trillion in value today, through semiconductors, GPS, MRI and early drug discovery.”
Matt Langione, Managing Director and Partner, Boston Consulting Group
“We think quantum computing can unlock a further $3.5 trillion at maturity.”
Andrew Dzurak, CEO and Founder of Diraq
“Being inside a commercial data center is how we start proving that claim”
Andrew Dzurak, CEO and Founder of Diraq
“This deployment puts the system where it will actually operate, running alongside the infrastructure it’s designed to work with.”
Andrew Dzurak, CEO and Founder of Diraq
“If we get this right, it could mean more lifesaving medicines reaching the people who need them, and our target of scaling to 256 qubits in the next year is the next proof point on that path.”
PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Quantum computing pioneer Diraq has installed the world's first silicon spin quantum computer inside a commercial data center, now live at Equinix (Nasdaq: EQIX) in Sydney, Australia. As quantum computing moves into the everyday infrastructure that businesses rely on, Diraq is also launching Quantum at Work, a new report exploring how the technology could be put to work on some of the world's hardest problems including medicine discovery.
"We are now at a point where quantum computing can start to reach industries and the people they serve," said Andrew Dzurak, CEO and Founder of Diraq. "That shift matters more than any single milestone, because it changes what's possible for every field quantum touches, from medicine to materials to logistics. Our silicon spin approach is what puts that within reach in five years, not decades. It gives us a manufacturing path already proven at industrial scale, a cost curve that improves as we add qubits, and a system designed to run inside today's existing computing infrastructure."
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