Millenion Quantum project

Creotech Instruments participates in the Millenion project supporting the development of European quantum computers.

Creotech Instruments has joined the international consortium carrying out the Millenion project (Modular Industrial Large-scaLE quaNtum computing with trapped IONs) under the European Union’s €1-billion Quantum Flagship programme. The initiative aims to develop scalable trapped-ion quantum computers, with the ambition of reaching 1,000 qubits by the end of this decade. Millenion focuses on overcoming key technological challenges that currently stand between laboratory-scale setups and industrial-grade quantum computers. 

As part of the project, specialized electronics will be developed to enable the precise control and shuttling of ions between ion traps. This capability is essential for scaling the number of qubits while maintaining high-quality entanglement and minimizing computational errors. 

Creotech Instruments’ contribution includes the design and development of critical technological components, such as: 

• a custom ASIC generating control signals directly beside the quantum processor,
• high-voltage signal sources and amplifiers,
• noise-reduction filters and other essential system elements.

These solutions will enable individual control of thousands of electronic channels under extreme precision constraints (cryogenic temperatures around 4 K, tight spatial limitations, and rapid ion transport). Creotech’s electronics will ensure reliable real-time operation of the entire ion-transport control subsystem, forming a foundation for the next generation of quantum computers. 

The Millenion project began in 2023 and will run until the end of the decade. The consortium comprises 14 academic and industrial partners from across Europe, including research institutes, technology companies, and scientific organizations.