Hardware Modalities
Computing platforms
Superconducting, trapped-ion, neutral-atom, photonic, silicon spin, NV-diamond, topological. Each modality has different scaling, fidelity, and supply-chain trade-offs.
Field Maps
Sector Maps
A topology of the quantum-technology landscape grouped by hardware modality, the full stack, and the supply chains that surround them. Each box links to the relevant slice of the player atlas.
Quantum Stack
Software, cloud, and runtime
SDKs (Qiskit, Cirq, PennyLane, TKET, CUDA-Q), cloud platforms (Braket, Azure Quantum, IBM Quantum, IQM Resonance), error mitigation (Mitiq), and quantum-classical orchestration.
Sensing & Timing
Sensing, navigation, and atomic clocks
NV-diamond magnetometers, Rydberg sensors, atom interferometers, optical clocks, and PNT for GPS-denied environments.
PQC & Security
Post-quantum cryptography & quantum-safe networking
NIST PQC standards adoption, QKD deployments, hardware security modules, crypto-agility, and federal/CNSA 2.0 migration.
Infrastructure Supply Chain
Cryogenics, control electronics, photonics, materials
Dilution refrigerators, control stacks, lasers, optical components, RF cabling, integrated photonics, and quantum-grade materials.
Capital
Investors and corporate venture
Dedicated quantum VCs, deep-tech generalist funds, corporate venture arms, sovereign wealth funds, and strategic investors.
Research Base
Universities and national labs
Top universities, joint institutes, NQISRC centers, EU and Asia-Pacific national programs, and applied research centers.
Government & Standards
Federal programs and standards bodies
U.S. NQI agencies, EU Quantum Flagship, UK NQTP/NQCC, national strategies, NIST PQC, ETSI QSC, ITU-T, and IETF working groups.
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