Dutch quantum computing company QuantWare announced,The quantum processor extended architecture VIO-40K was successfully developed. The system can support up to 10,000 qubits. This news caused widespread shock in the industry.This breakthrough not only increases the world's public record for the number of qubits by an order of magnitude, but more importantly, it uses a three-dimensional stacking technology called VIO (Vertical Interconnect Optimization) and achieves efficient interconnection with NVIDIA's classic supercomputing platform.
QuantWare said the VIO-40K is compatible with Nvidia's NVQLink open platform, which is used to build logical quantum processing units.Under this architecture, quantum chips would be responsible for handling specific complex calculations, while classical supercomputers would handle the rest.
By combining VIO technology with NVQLink, the system can realize the connection between ultra-large-scale quantum computing and low-latency, high-throughput classic AI supercomputing, and rely on the NVIDIA CUDA-Q platform to provide developers with a unified programming interface.
It is generally accepted in the academic community that millions of physical qubits may be needed to run quantum algorithms with practical application value, such as password cracking or complex molecular simulations.
Therefore, breaking through the 10,000 qubit mark marks that quantum computing is moving from the "proof of concept" stage in the laboratory to the engineering and practical "machine" stage, proving that large-scale expansion of quantum systems is feasible on the technical path.
QuantWare's core breakthrough lies in its VIO three-dimensional stacking architecture: this design separates the qubit layer responsible for calculation from the electronic layer responsible for control and readout, and integrates them through vertical interconnections.
This is similar to upgrading flat transportation to a three-dimensional road network.It fundamentally alleviates problems such as signal crosstalk, line congestion, and thermal noise caused by traditional planar wiring, making it possible to integrate thousands of qubits on a single chip.
QuantWare's rapid development also benefits from its talent strategy. In the third quarter of 2025, the company announced the appointment of Aparna Prabhakar to the board of directors, a move that attracted industry attention.
Prabhakar served as vice president of IBM's quantum department and led the development of the world's first cloud quantum computing platform "IBM Quantum Experience". He has rich experience in the commercialization of quantum technology. At the same time, as the chief strategy officer of Schneider Electric’s energy management business, she also has a unique vision of corporate strategy and energy-quantum intersection.
QuantWare is currently the world's largest supplier of quantum processing units (QPUs) by volume, with customers in more than 20 countries. Its unique VIOTM3D extended architecture is the only technology capable of unlocking ultra-fast quantum processors at the mega-qubit level, with exponential performance improvements for every dollar invested per watt.
For a long time, the cutting-edge progress of quantum computing has been led by Google, IBM in the United States, and scientific research teams in China. This time, a European company took the lead to break through the 10,000-level qubit mark, demonstrating Europe's profound scientific research and engineering accumulation under the support of long-term strategies such as the "Quantum Flagship Plan". The global quantum competition landscape is gradually forming a new "tripartite" pattern of the United States, China, and Europe.
