QpiAI has opened an 8-inch quantum chip foundry in Jakkur, Bengaluru. The facility supports superconducting processor fabrication through packaging and cryogenic testing, with present capacity for chips containing up to 128 physical qubits.
Quantum Computing Report reported the opening on August 17, 2026. QpiAI targets processors with up to 10,000 physical qubits after a planned expansion in 2027. That figure describes a company roadmap, not current production.
What the foundry does today
The foundry forms Phase 2 of QpiAI's 70,000-square-foot research center. QpiAI says the site handles electron-beam lithography, wet and dry etching, Josephson-junction fabrication, flip-chip assembly, and cryogenic packaging.
The company lists four processors already fabricated at the site:
- QVidya, an 8-qubit transmon processor
- Indus, a 25-qubit transmon processor linked with hybrid HPC systems
- Kaveri, a 64-qubit transmon chip using flip-chip interconnects
- Yukti, a 9-qubit fluxonium processor for testing surface codes and logical encodings
A 128-qubit processor named Ganges is the next stated production milestone.
The investment behind the facility
QpiAI reports spending $20 million to $25 million on the foundry so far. Phase 3 calls for another $10 million to $15 million in equipment and testing capacity.
A $32 million Series A round supports the wider program. Avataar Ventures and India's National Quantum Mission co-led the round. QpiAI also belongs to a group of eight startups receiving equity or grant support through the national mission.
Domestic fabrication gives India a local route for superconducting quantum processing units, control chips, packaging, and device research. Most quantum processors still depend on small production volumes and specialized foreign supply chains.
The 10,000-qubit target needs context
QpiAI plans to expand cleanroom infrastructure for single processors containing up to 10,000 physical qubits by 2027. Capacity to fabricate a chip does not prove working qubit yield, fidelity, connectivity, or error-correction performance.
A useful milestone needs measured device data. Gate fidelity, coherence, wafer yield, and repeatable processor delivery matter more than a planned qubit count.
What to watch next
Ganges offers the nearest test. Delivery of a working 128-qubit processor would show whether current foundry capability moves beyond smaller devices.
Later evidence should include production yield and benchmark data for chips from multiple wafers. Those numbers will show whether QpiAI built a repeatable manufacturing line or one facility producing research prototypes.