Shifting Paradigms With The Power Of Light

Utilizing photons to usher the next technology era in Native Computing for AI and Native Sensing to achieve highest data quality

Empowering AI with Native Computing

AI changes the world. With its rise, energy resources and processing power reach their limits. Q.ANT’s Native Computing happens in the photonic realm. Our Processors natively implement efficient matrix-vector multiplications, the central operation in deep neural networks.

Opening new worlds with Native Sensing

Native Sensing uses light as the natural read-out medium to achieve the highest data quality for subsequent integrated signal analysis and processing. Q.ANT’s magnetometer closes the gap between technology and humanity with a new kind of human-machine-interface. The atomic gyroscope brings navigation to new hights.

Experience the Future of AI: Our Photonic Processor in Action

Step into the future of computing and witness our Native Processing Unit (NPU) at work. Our video demo reveals our first cloud-deployed photonic processor tackling a real-world AI task. Watch as light powers through complex calculations paving the way for energy-efficient AI in data centers.

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Q.ANT is recognized as a Sample Vendor in three Gartner® Hype Cycle™ 2024 reports.  

We provide exclusive access to the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Deep Technologies 2024 report. Learn how Photonic Computing and Quantum Sensors can transform future business and society.

Q.ANT is recognized as a Sample Vendor in three Gartner® Hype Cycle™ 2024 reports.  

We provide exclusive access to the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Compute 2024 report. Learn how Photonic Computing can transform future business and society.

How Photonic and Quantum Technologies work at Q.ANT

Para.Digm Technology Framework

Our photonic Para.Digm technology framework nurtures disruptive applications helping industries evolve. Imagine a world where light powers the next generation of computing and AI and connects humans seamlessly with the digital world. It is a new foundation for companies to unlock new business opportunities.

Para.Digm is the framework and the core of all of our product developments. It includes mastering and controlling the entire optical and electronic process chain:

Light creation → Light processing → Light detection

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Strong Alliances Shape Photonic Technology

Fueled by Industry Collaborations, Funded Initiatives, and Innovative Research Partnerships.

Press Releases

Innovative manufacturing approach upcycles existing CMOS facility accelerating development of energy-efficient photonic AI chips and democratizing semiconductor manufacturing, enabling supply chain resilience and technology independence [...]

Stuttgart, Germany – January 27, 2025. What role will Germany play in the global chip industry? Robert Habeck sought answers to this question during his [...]

Q.ANT is in the German experts consortium lead of the LichtBriQ project, funded by the Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung BMBF. The project has been [...]

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Q.ANT in the Media

Anastasi in Tech

In an interview with Techexplorer Anastasi In Tech, Michael Förtsch explains how Q.ANT’s revolutionary light-based processor could transform the future of AI data centers.

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, FAZ

We are challenging nothing less than the status quo’ – The FAZ writes about the “superchip from Europe” and why it could turn the industry upside down.

EETimes

In EE Times, Sally Ward-Foxton explains how Q.ANT’s launch of a photonic AI chip pilot line using lithium niobate (TFLN) boosts semiconductor sustainability and strengthens Europe’s computing independence.

WiWo Chefgespräch Podcast

“We are breaking through the narrative that you have to invest billions in new factories in order to produce cutting-edge technology.” Michael Förtsch explains the impact of Q.ANT’s technology on European tech sovereignty in the Wirtschaftswoche podcast.

Markt&Technik / Elektroniknet

Why is Q.ANT building its own pilot line and what opportunity does it offer for Europe? Michael Förtsch explains in an interview with Heinz Arnold from Markt&Technik. 

Photonics Spectra

Photonics Spectra highlights how Q.ANT’s photonic AI chip pilot line, using lithium niobate creates a blueprint for cost-effectively modernizing chip production worldwide.

EENews Europe

In a feature by eeNews Europe, Peter Clarke reports how Q.ANT’s new pilot line could accelerate optical chip production for more efficient AI processing in Europe.

The Ojo-Yoshida Report

In an interview with Junko Yoshida from Ojo-Yoshida Report, Michael Förtsch explains why photonic computing could be the key to solving AI’s growing energy consumption challenge in data centers.

Embedded

In an interview with Maurizio Di Paolo Emilio from Embedded Edge, Michael Förtsch discusses how photonic computing is paving the way for more efficient and sustainable AI systems.

eeNews Europe

In an interview with Peter Clarke from eeNews Europe, Michael Förtsch details how Q.ANT’s new lithium niobate processor achieves 30x efficiency improvements over traditional GPUs through analog optical computing.

Q.ANT is recognized as a Sample Vendor in three Gartner® Hype Cycle™ 2024 reports.  

We provide exclusive access to the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Compute 2024 report. Learn how Photonic Computing can transform future business and society.