Microsoft has announced Majorana 1, the world’s first Quantum Processing Unit (QPU) powered by a Topological Core. Engineered for scalability, this innovation is designed to support up to one million qubits on a single chip, paving the way for the next generation of quantum computing.

The company is advancing toward building the world’s first fault-tolerant prototype (FTP) powered by topological qubits.

As part of the final phase of DARPA’s Underexplored Systems for Utility-Scale Quantum Computing (US2QC) program, Microsoft is on track to develop a scalable quantum computer capable of solving real-world, industrial-scale problems—potentially within years instead of decades.

“The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected Microsoft as one of two companies to advance to the final phase of their rigorous benchmarking program known as Underexplored Systems for Utility-Scale Quantum Computing (US2QC)—one of the programs that makes up DARPA’s larger Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI). Microsoft views this recognition as validation of our roadmap for building a fault-tolerant quantum computer with topological qubits,” explained Chetan Nayak, Technical Fellow and Corporate Vice President of Quantum Hardware, in a blog post.