Q/C Technologies, Inc.

Q/C Technologies Announces Research Collaboration with Sandia National Laboratories, a $5 Billion U.S. Department of Energy Lab

Q/C Technologies announced a research collaboration with Sandia National Laboratories' Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies to advance its optical processing unit (OPU) initiative for AI inference. The joint nanophotonics research aims to define a roadmap for optical AI hardware, addressing challenges such as nonlinear operations, memory, precision and optical loss in Q/C's OPU architecture. Sandia is a U.S. Department of Energy lab with roughly 17,000 employees and an approximately $5 billion annual budget, lending scientific credibility to the pre-commercial initiative; no financial terms were disclosed.

•25d ago

QCLS: 8-K · leadership change

Q/C Technologies (Nasdaq: QCLS) appointed Dr. Yossef Ehrlichman as Chief Technology Officer on September 14, 2026, promoting him from Founding Manager of Photonic Integrated Circuit Development after roughly six weeks with the company. He now leads the company's optical processing unit (OPU) program and overall technology strategy. Dr. Ehrlichman brings about 15 years of silicon photonics experience, with senior roles at Axalume, Raytheon, and Bascom Hunter Technologies, and is a named inventor on issued U.S. patents covering linearized optical digital-to-analog conversion and multi-electrode micro-ring devices, both building blocks of the company's OPU architecture. Concurrent with the promotion, the company amended his employment agreement to raise his annual base salary from $260,000 to $275,000 and provided for a $250,000 restricted stock award vesting in three equal annual installments, contingent on stockholder approval of an increase in shares reserved under the long-term incentive plan. The appointment underscores Q/C Technologies' two-track push into optical computing for AI, combining its integrated photonics program with an optical AI model for image generation; management said it will update shareholders as the program reaches each defined milestone.

SEC 8-K•1mo ago

Q/C Technologies Names Yossef Ehrlichman Chief Technology Officer to Lead Optical Processor Development

Q/C Technologies promoted Yossef Ehrlichman, Ph.D. to Chief Technology Officer, where he will lead the company's optical processing unit program and overall technology strategy. Ehrlichman joined earlier this year as founding manager of photonic integrated circuit development and brings 15 years of silicon photonics experience, with issued U.S. patents on linearized optical digital-to-analog conversion and multi-electrode micro-ring devices. Executive Chairman Joshua Silverman said the company is pursuing optical computing from two complementary directions, integrated photonics alongside its optical AI model for image generation, and will update shareholders as each defined milestone is reached.

•1mo ago

Q/C Technologies Appoints Veteran Silicon Photonics Engineer Yossef Ehrlichman as Founding Manager, Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) Development

Q/C Technologies appointed Dr. Yossef Ehrlichman as Founding Manager of Photonic Integrated Circuit Development to lead engineering efforts for its Optical Processing Unit (OPU) initiative. Dr. Ehrlichman brings over fifteen years of experience in designing and commercializing silicon PICs, having held senior roles at Bascom Hunter Technologies, Raytheon, and Axalume. The Company views the hire as a strategic step to accelerate its development of proprietary optical computing architectures for AI inference.

•2mo ago

Q/C Technologies Relocates Headquarters to San Francisco in Proximity to World-Class Engineering Experts for Photonic Computing and Optical AI Inference Initiative

Q/C Technologies has relocated its headquarters from New York City to San Francisco to accelerate the development of its proprietary optical processing unit (OPU). The company is establishing a 4,800-square-foot integrated photonics lab and engaging Lumicity to recruit specialized engineers in optical and semiconductor systems. New hires are being sourced from companies including IonQ, Neurophos and IGP Photonics as the company targets the AI inference bottleneck with photonic computing solutions.

•3mo ago