Pixel Photonics, based in Münster, Germany, has developed a unique approach for integrating SNSPDs on a chip waveguide. They are combining the superior features of SNSPDs with the versatility of an integrated photonic platform to deliver highly parallelized, efficient and ultra-fast single-photon detection. Pixel Photonics’ technology is agnostic to the platform. This allows the SNSPD integration onto passive structures, for instance, on silicon nitride, as well as with active components on lithium niobate. While SNSPDs are inherently threshold detectors and insensitive to the number of photons in a detection event, waveguide integration and parallelization enable the use of SNSPDs for photon counting, thus paving the way for high-performance and scalable photonic quantum computing.