BERKELEY, Calif., Jan. 20, 2026 — Rigetti Computing India P L, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rigetti Computing, Inc., announced it has received an $8.4 million order to deliver a 108-qubit quantum computer to the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), an Indian R&D organization of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
The system will be installed on-premises at C-DAC’s Bengaluru center the second half of 2026.
The system includes Rigetti’s proprietary chiplet-based architecture, which the company said is the foundation of Rigetti’s path to scaling to extremely high qubit count systems required for error correction and fault-tolerant quantum computing.
This order builds on Rigetti’s partnership with C-DAC. Last September, the two organization announced a memorandum of understanding to explore the co-development of hybrid quantum computing systems to support government laboratories and academics pursuing quantum computing R&D.
“We are honored that C-DAC has recognized the value of Rigetti’s quantum computing technology and expertise by selecting our system for the first quantum computer to be installed and integrated into their supercomputing data center and systems. Our open and modular architecture enables the hands-on R&D and innovation C-DAC requires to bring hybrid classical-quantum supercomputing to their community of scientific and industrial partners,” said Dr. Subodh Kulkarni, Rigetti CEO.
“This highlights the growing demand for on-premises quantum computers as national governments prioritize quantum computing, and Rigetti’s leadership in delivering state-of-the-art quantum computing systems for the world’s leading researchers,” he said.
Rigetti quantum computers are based on superconducting qubits. Rigetti quantum computing systems achieve gate speeds of 50-70ns, which is about 1,000 times faster than other modalities such as ion traps and neutral atoms, according to the company.
Rigetti sells on-premises 9-qubit to 180-qubit quantum computing systems, supporting national laboratories and quantum computing centers. Rigetti’s Cepheus 36-qubit to 108-qubit systems include the company’s control electronics. Rigetti’s 9-qubit Novera QPU supports the R&D community with an on-premises QPU designed to plug into a customer’s existing cryogenic and control systems.
The systems operate over the cloud through its Rigetti Quantum Cloud Services platform.
Rigetti developed what it said is the industry’s first multi-chip quantum processor for scalable quantum computing systems and Rigetti deployed the industry’s largest multi-chip quantum computer in 2025 with Cepheus-1-36Q, based on four 9-qubit chiplets tiled together. The company designs and manufactures its chips in-house at Fab-1, a quantum device manufacturing facility.
C-DAC, established as an R&D institution under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, is working on strengthening national technological capabilities in the context of global developments in the field and responding to change in the market need in selected foundation areas. C-DAC is engaged in several quantum projects, including the development of quantum accelerators, the establishment of a national quantum computing reference facility, and advancements in quantum communication along with related middleware and software stack development. As part of its Hybrid HPC-Quantum Mission, C-DAC also focuses on enabling hybrid HPC-Quantum applications in various scientific and industrial domains.
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