BTQ Technologies and TIDAL PWR have formed a strategic collaboration to develop trusted quantum data center reference architectures that integrate quantum processing units and post-quantum security into AI and HPC data center infrastructure.

Initial workstreams will produce a practical reference architecture, a technical integration roadmap, procurement standards for devices and infrastructure with post-quantum or crypto-agile design, as well as supply chain and vendor assessment criteria and security frameworks for AI workloads and privileged access.

BTQ’s objective is to provide operators with a practical blueprint to evaluate, procure, secure, and deploy quantum-related infrastructure with defined technical and commercial outcomes.

The announcement is dated for July 20, 2026.

The collaboration will start with an initial planning and architecture track and may expand into deeper technical, commercial, and project-specific opportunities.

The project will begin with joint architecture and technical planning to create a foundational reference framework before expanding into deeper commercial and facility-specific deployments.

The parties plan to begin with planning and architecture tracks, with potential expansion into deeper technical, commercial, and project-specific opportunities.

Procurement and supply chain criteria will be established to vet chips, devices, and hardware components against supply chain vulnerabilities.

Readers are directed to the official press release on PR Newswire for additional details.

The press release includes standard forward-looking statements about risks and uncertainties, including outcomes and limitations of the collaboration.

Regulatory and forward-looking statements outline risks such as potential non-delivery of expected architectures, market demand fluctuations, and other uncertainties.

Forward-looking statements note uncertainties about whether the collaboration will yield reference architectures or opportunities and whether demand for quantum-enabled infrastructure will materialize.