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July 22, 2026
MUNICH Bavarias Economics Minister Hubert Aiwanger has presented QuantumDiamonds GmbH and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) with a funding notice totaling 2.9 million euros for a Trojan horse detection project.
Aiwanger: In this way, we are strengthening the security and trustworthiness of modern microelectronics. Microchips are the nervous system of our digitalized economy. This makes it all the more important to ensure their security and trustworthiness. QuantumDiamonds and TUM are developing a world-first quantum sensor that is intended to make hidden manipulations on chips visible. This project impressively shows how top Bavarian research is translated into concrete solutions for the technological security of tomorrow.
The joint research and development project is entitled TroDeQu - Trojan detection using temporally and spatially high-resolution quantum sensors. Hardware Trojans are deliberately introduced or unnoticed modifications to microchips. They can affect the functioning of electronic systems, reveal sensitive data or manipulate security-critical applications. The TroDeQu project is therefore developing an innovative quantum sensor that makes the electrical activity of a microchip visible in high resolution using its magnetic fields. The technological approach is considered novel worldwide and opens up new possibilities for the safety testing of modern semiconductors.
The project is funded as part of the Bavarian Collaborative Research Program (BayVFP). Of this, 1.8 million euros are attributable to QuantumDiamonds GmbH and 1.1 million euros to TUM. The project duration extends from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028.
Aiwanger: Technological sovereignty begins with safe microelectronics. We support this highly innovative joint project that combines quantum technology and chip development in a unique way. We not only want to apply safety-critical key technologies, but also develop them ourselves in Bavaria and bring them to industrial maturity.
With the Bavarian Collaborative Research Program, the Free State specifically networks companies, universities and research institutions in order to transfer scientific findings more quickly into industrial applications. Start-ups and small and medium-sized companies in particular benefit from this. The program strengthens the innovative power of the Bavarian economy, secures added value and employment and makes an important contribution to the technological sovereignty of Bavaria and Europe.
The TroDeQu project also combines two central future fields of Bavarias high-tech agenda: quantum technologies and microelectronics. As part of the High-Tech Agenda, the Free State is investing a total of 5.5 billion euros in key technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, microelectronics, CleanTech and life sciences. The aim is to permanently strengthen Bavaria as Europes leading high-tech location.
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