Keysight Technologies and Singapore’s Quantum Powerhouses Forge Five-Year Strategic Alliance to Master Qubit Control
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Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) has formally signed a five-year Master Research Collaboration Agreement (MRCA) with Singapore’s top quantum research institutions in an effort to push the limits of quantum hardware development.
This broad collaboration, which was announced on December 2025, unites Keysight with Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), and the National University of Singapore (NUS) through its Centre for Quantum Technologies (CQT). Since qubits are the basic building blocks of quantum information, the partnership is primarily intended to address the most enduring barriers in quantum computing: qubit design, measurement, and control.
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Bridging the “Scalability Wall”
Despite the promise for revolutionary changes in fields like drug development and cryptography, a “scalability wall” is impeding the development of quantum computing. Low qubit counts and the enormous complexity of the control circuitry needed to regulate them are common limitations of current quantum processors. Through focused programs that integrate academic research with industrial-grade engineering, the alliance seeks to overcome these obstacles. The integration of Keysight’s cutting-edge Quantum Control Systems (QCS) is a key component of this partnership.
On innovative processor architectures that make use of flexible gate designs, these systems are crucial for carrying out exact algorithms. These flexible gates enable more effective quantum logic operations than conventional static designs, which may lower the physical overhead needed for error correction as systems grow in size. The partners intend to advance beyond experimental setups and towards more reliable, large-scale, modular quantum processors by offering the infrastructure necessary to manipulate qubits with high fidelity.
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Advanced Measurement and Cryogenic Innovation
Because qubits are infamously sensitive to their surroundings, precision is the hallmark of quantum engineering. As a result, much of the research will be devoted to improving cryogenic measuring capabilities and characterizing qubit production techniques. In order to operate, qubits usually need temperatures close to absolute zero, where even the smallest electronic interference can result in the collapse of a quantum states.
Modern measurement equipment from Keysight, which comprises a wide range of products from oscilloscopes to signal generators, will be essential for keeping an eye on these harsh conditions. In order to keep the control signals transmitted into dilution refrigerators as “clean” as possible, the partnership will concentrate on “quality-checking” chips at the subatomic level. The goal of this degree of accuracy is to increase the qubits’ operating lifetime and reduce decoherence.
Bridging the Gap Between Simulation and Reality
Advanced electrical design automation (EDA) and integration techniques are needed to develop scalable quantum devices. In the past, the process of creating a quantum chip was divided into two parts: microwave engineering and theoretical physics. By implementing QuantumPro, a specialist quantum circuit design tool that expands on the company’s decades of expertise in radio frequency (RF) and microwave applications, Keysight hopes to close this gap.
As part of the MRCA, Keysight engineers will simulate and build the next generation of quantum chip designs in close collaboration with national laboratory and university partners in Singapore. Researchers can accurately model the electromagnetic behaviour of spin qubit and superconducting circuits before they are manufactured by using QuantumPro. In the development of modular quantum processors, where several tiny chips must be coupled to form a coherent system without losing quantum coherence, this predictive ability is crucial.
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Strengthening the “Quantum Tropical Hub”
Through its National Quantum Strategy, Singapore hopes to become a global “Quantum Hub,” and this five-year deal is a key investment in the country’s quantum research ecosystem. Singapore is putting itself at the forefront of the global quantum technology scene by partnering with a world leader like Keysight.
The significance of this long-term commitment was highlighted by Dr. Eric T. Holland, General Manager of Keysight Quantum Engineering Solutions, who pointed out that collaborations that take measured risks in order to spur ground-breaking breakthroughs are essential to the maturity of quantum computing. The collaboration is anticipated to result in substantial workforce development advantages in addition to immediate technology advancements. The program gives Singaporean researchers and students practical exposure with industry-standard tools by integrating Keysight’s engineers into national laboratory and university settings. As the global competition for quantum talent heats up, this “next-generation” education is essential.
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A Growing Ecosystem of Innovation
The introduction of this collaboration coincides with a surge in activity in the late 2025 quantum industry. Other noteworthy events on the same day as the Keysight announcement included QubitSolve receiving a $1.2 million grant for quantum work and Riverlane releasing hardware decoders for real-time error correction. Other recent developments in the business include the establishment of a training academy by India’s QNu Labs and the awarding of $23 million CAD to Anyon Systems to promote fault-tolerant quantum computing.
What distinguishes Keysight as a global innovation partner in this cutthroat market is its capacity to offer end-to-end design and emulation from EDA tools to physical test solutions. Keysight, an S&P 500 firm, keeps assisting innovators in a variety of domains, such as the semiconductor, aerospace, and military sectors, by enabling them to implement ideas more quickly and with lower risk. This new partnership guarantees the highest level of precision currently possible in the design and control of the fundamental building blocks of the quantum era.
The MRCA will support a number of collaborative research initiatives over the next five years, from the development of automated calibration procedures for large-scale qubit arrays to the production of high-density cryogenic cabling. The “control bottleneck” is the sheer amount of wires and circuits required when computers grow from dozens to hundreds and eventually thousands of qubits. This becomes a major engineering challenge. By creating integrated, modular control systems that can grow with the chips themselves, the Keysight-Singapore partnership is well-positioned to address this issue.
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