Trapped ions quantum computing – challenges and perspectives

<!--HTML-->The current status of trapped ions quantum computer development in Europe will be presented from the industry perspective, with focus on main challenges for the next few years. A brief overview of practical aspects related to scaling the number of qubits and improving the performance of quantum computers will be given. Special attention will be devoted to qubit control electronics and a related international initiative ARTIQ/Sinara, which was and continues to be inspired by CERN activities. Examples of industry-academia collaboration on quantum computing development as part of the Quantum Flagship and EuroHPC JU will be mentioned.