Hardware
Diraq installs silicon spin quantum computer in Equinix data center in Australia
Diraq deployed a quantum computer inside an Equinix data center in Australia in 2026, which the article describes as the first silicon spin quantum computer to operate in a shared commercial facility. The system draws less than 20kW of power and is designed so that chip upgrades can add qubits without overhauling the facility's power or cooling. Diraq says the deployment will show the machine's performance alongside classical and AI systems. The company also says it is in the final stage of DARPA's Quantum Benchmarking Initiative, one of six companies selected and the only one pursuing a silicon CMOS spin-qubit architecture, and its roadmap targets utility scale by 2031 with more than two million physical qubits on a single chip.
Why it mattersPower, cooling and facility requirements are practical obstacles to placing quantum computers in ordinary data centers, and Diraq says its design works within existing limits. The roadmap and scalability claims come from the company and have not been independently demonstrated in the article.