IBM and the US Department of Commerce have announced plans for a US-based quantum chip foundry aimed at scaling quantum computing from laboratory research towards industrial-scale manufacturing.
The quantum foundry will be built by a standalone IBM company called Anderon, which will see $1bn in funding from the US Department of Commerce under the CHIPS and Science Act and a further $1bn from IBM itself. The US tech giant will also invest intellectual property, assets and a skilled workforce to the initiative.
Based in Albany, New York, the project aims to create a purpose-built quantum fabrication platform to manufacture wafers for multiple quantum technology companies across the globe. Anderon’s facility is expected to support 300mm wafer processing for quantum hardware including superconducting wiring, through-silicon vias and bump interconnects.
Quantum computing is heralded as the next frontier of computing technology. While it is still in its infancy, scientists believe that with its...