What IDEADED does

IDEADED is a Barcelona-based microelectronics company developing semiconductor and quantum control technologies positioned as alternatives to mainstream silicon. Founded in 2014, the company employs 51-100 people and operates a pilot production plant in Viladecans, Spain. Its core technology stack combines beyond-silicon semiconductor processes — using low-dimensional materials with high carrier mobility and monolithic 3D integration of computing layers — with quantum control systems designed to reduce gate duration and mitigate decoherence on noisy quantum hardware. These two technology pillars are organized into a three-layer Hybrid Infrastructure: a Classical Computing Layer (proprietary semiconductor-based architectures), an Integration Stack (scalable classical-quantum interconnection), and a Quantum Processing Layer (fault-tolerant quantum architectures with sensing capabilities).

The company is privately held and capitalized primarily by Spain's SETT (Sociedad Española para la Transformación Tecnológica), which committed €9.5 million in November 2025 to expand production capacity and complete the Viladecans pilot plant. Additional financial backing flows from NextGenerationEU, the Spanish Ministerio para la Transformación Digital, CDTI Innovación, and Generalitat de Catalunya. Research collaborations with UPC BarcelonaTech and the Universitat de Barcelona support talent and IP development. IDEADED pursues enterprise B2B customers across four target verticals — autonomous vehicles and mobility, next-generation AI systems, robotics and autonomous systems, and energy infrastructure — through a consultative field sales model, with revenue mechanics inferred to be licensing of proprietary semiconductor IP and sale of integrated quantum control systems. No commercial customers, ARR, or revenue figures have been disclosed.

Strategically, IDEADED is positioning itself within Spain's industrial policy framework to establish national capability in sustainable, non-silicon microchip production, embedding itself in European semiconductor and quantum consortia (AENEAS, SQuA, AESEMI, AMETIC). Its commercial model emphasizes enabling-platform positioning rather than single-use products, but the company remains at pilot stage with no disclosed reference customers, making near-term revenue materialization the principal uncertainty for investors.

Name

IDEADED

Legal name

Ideaded

Website

https://ideaded.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

IDEADED is a Barcelona-based semiconductor company developing beyond-silicon microchips and quantum control systems for autonomous vehicles, AI, robotics, and energy infrastructure customers, operating a pilot plant in Viladecans, Spain.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Semiconductor Manufacturing

NAICS

Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing (334413), Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (3344)

SIC

Semiconductors & Related Devices (3674)

akta.pro primary industry

Compute & Acceleration ICs (CPU/GPU/AI/FPGA/ASIC) (HDAHABAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Domain-Specific Hybrid Application Platforms (Optimization/Finance/Chemistry/Logistics) (HDAGANAJ)

Keywords

• Beyond-silicon semiconductors
• Quantum control systems
• Hybrid computing infrastructure
• Advanced microchip manufacturing
• Low-dimensional semiconductor materials

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Semiconductor Technology Licensing and Products: Revenue likely derived from licensing proprietary beyond-silicon semiconductor technologies and selling integrated quantum control systems to enterprise customers in target verticals.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

IDEADED develops beyond-silicon semiconductor technologies and quantum control systems that extend computing beyond current silicon limits. The company produces low-power, high-mobility material microchips with monolithic 3D integration and combines them with quantum processing layers in a hybrid computing stack. Its products target enterprise customers in autonomous vehicles, next-generation AI systems, robotics, and energy infrastructure.

Product overview

IDEADED is a technology company building enabling technologies for next-generation computing through a hybrid infrastructure approach. The company develops three core technology pillars: Beyond-Silicon Semiconductor Technologies (operating beyond silicon limits with low-power high-mobility materials and monolithic 3D integration), Quantum Control Technologies (reducing gate duration to mitigate decoherence and improve quantum hardware performance), and a Hybrid Infrastructure (an integrated stack combining a Classical Computing Layer, an Integration Stack, and a Quantum Processing Layer). These technologies target applications in autonomous vehicles, next-gen AI systems, robotics, and energy infrastructure, with the company focused on enabling technologies rather than single-use products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Beyond-Silicon Semiconductor Technologies Semiconductor technologies that operate beyond silicon limits, featuring low-power high-mobility materials and monolithic 3D integration of computing layers to solve interconnect, density, and energy bottlenecks. Designed for enterprises building next-generation computing systems.
• Quantum Control Technologies Quantum control systems that reduce gate duration to mitigate decoherence, improve performance on noisy quantum hardware, and enhance control efficiency in constrained architectures. Targeted at developers of scalable quantum computing systems.
• Hybrid Infrastructure A hybrid computing stack combining proprietary semiconductor-based classical computing, a scalable integration layer for classical-quantum computing, and a fault-tolerant quantum processing layer with sensing capabilities. Targeted at enterprises requiring integrated beyond-silicon computing architectures.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nodes beyond silicon limits with low power, high-mobility materials
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• UPC BarcelonaTechminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical university partner providing research collaboration and talent development for semiconductor technology development.
• Universitat de BarcelonaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partner for research collaboration in advanced semiconductor and quantum technologies.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Intel Foundry: Incumbent semiconductor manufacturer also pursuing new materials, 3D integration, and advanced packaging. Represents both a potential competitor and a likely manufacturing partner for beyond-silicon approaches like IDEADED's.
• NVIDIA: Dominant supplier of compute and AI acceleration silicon (GPUs/AI accelerators) targeting the same next-gen AI and autonomous systems verticals IDEADED serves. Broad incumbent rather than direct technology peer, but competes for the same customer wallet.
• IBM Quantum: Operates one of the most advanced hybrid quantum-classical stacks, combining classical compute with superconducting quantum hardware. Comparable to IDEADED's three-layer hybrid architecture though at vastly greater scale and breadth.

Regional players

• Graphenea: Spain-based producer of graphene and other 2D/low-dimensional materials with manufacturing presence in Spain. Directly comparable as a regional peer supplying the type of low-dimensional materials IDEADED's beyond-silicon roadmap depends on.

Direct peers

• Q-CTRL: Quantum control infrastructure company (hardware-aware software and control techniques) addressing decoherence and performance on noisy quantum hardware — directly comparable to IDEADED's stated value proposition of improved quantum control efficiency.
• Rigetti Computing: Pursues hybrid quantum-classical computing with proprietary quantum hardware and control systems. Comparable to IDEADED's hybrid infrastructure and fault-tolerant quantum processing ambitions.
• Quantum Machines: Israeli provider of quantum control systems and orchestration hardware that, like IDEADED's quantum control pillar, focuses on reducing gate duration, mitigating decoherence, and enabling scalable operation of quantum hardware. Closest direct analog to IDEADED's quantum control technology stack.

Others

• Imec: Belgium-based semiconductor R&D consortium advancing novel materials, 3D integration, and post-CMOS compute paths. Comparable to IDEADED as a peer in the beyond-silicon and advanced semiconductor R&D ecosystem.
• TSMC: World-leading semiconductor foundry and incumbent that defines the silicon-based compute paradigm IDEADED is positioning to disrupt. Adjacent ecosystem player as the default manufacturing destination for advanced semiconductor designs.

Emerging players

• PsiQuantum: Pursuing fault-tolerant quantum computing at scale using a photonic architecture. Comparable to IDEADED's fault-tolerant quantum processing layer goal, though with a different qubit modality.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ideaded
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ideaded-sl

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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