QLSI project plans 16 qubit chip Alongside European partners, the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS is developing a scalable technology for silicon qubits for quantum computers. The Fraunhofer IPMS is part of the newly launched European project QLSI (Quantum Large-Scale Integration with Silicon), which aims to develop a 16-qubit chip within four years backed with â¬14.6 million from the EU. Silicon qubits can manipulated and read out quickly and are suited for quantum computing due to their small size, high fidelity and compatibility with industrial manufacturing process. Silicon qubits have been successfully demonstrated many times in the past; the project is now focusing on demonstrating a 16 qubit chip and developing a scalable technology for industrial implementation.