Tower Semiconductor and Xanadu are broadening their partnership to accelerate photonic quantum hardware innovation, leveraging Tower’s high-volume silicon photonics platform to support fault-tolerant quantum computing applications and advance commercial-scale manufacturing capabilities. Current efforts focus on validating designs through multiple joint tapeouts and refining ultra-low loss silicon nitride and integrated photodiode components, positioning the collaboration to meet stringent performance and scalability requirements for next-generation quantum systems. The partners co-engineered a unique production flow for Xanadu’s specialized material stack, ensuring compatibility with large-scale quantum architectures and enabling seamless integration of photonic circuits within Tower’s established manufacturing processes.