C12 creates “spin qubits” from the spinning movement of electrons trapped on a conventional semiconductor device. Credit: Sophie Derrien
When Emily Cooper makes it to the top floor of her Parisian apartment block in the first episode of Emily in Paris, she dramatically opens the windows of her new home to the view of a charming square featuring a dreamy café-and-sun-soaked-terrace combo. Little did she know that tucked on the corner on the left-hand side of the street, an underground quantum lab was in the works.
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The cleanroom is where C12 manufactures its own semiconductors. Credit: Sophie Derrien
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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn