# QuantumCore Gets $1.7M Grant to Build Low-Noise Amplifier for Quantum Computers

- slug: quantumcore-gets-17m-grant-to-build-low-noise-amplifier-for-quantum-computers
- date: 2026-04-25
- category: Quantum Computing

As superconducting quantum computers push toward thousands of qubits, the amplifier that lifts qubit readout signals from near-silence is emerging as the scaling bottleneck no one planned for. QuantumCore has $1.7M from the Canadian government to build one.

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