The U.S. government is making one of its largest moves yet to strengthen domestic quantum computing capabilities, announcing proposed CHIPS and Science Act incentives worth approximately $2.013 billion for nine companies across the quantum ecosystem.
The funding is aimed at accelerating the development of fault-tolerant, utility-scale quantum computers while also building domestic manufacturing capacity for quantum devices and wafers. As part of the agreements, the U.S. Department of Commerce is expected to receive minority, non-controlling equity stakes in the companies receiving support.
Two of the largest awards are focused on quantum manufacturing infrastructure. IBM is expected to receive $1 billion in proposed CHIPS incentives to support the creation of Anderon, a new U.S.-based quantum foundry company headquartered in Albany, New York. IBM said it will also contribute an additional $1 billion in cash, along with intellectual property, assets, and personnel, to support the new venture. Anderon is planned as a 300mm quantum wafer foundry serving superconducting quantum devices and, over time, potentially other quantum technologies.
GlobalFoundries is expected to receive $375 million to establish secure domestic quantum foundry capabilities. The company’s planned quantum manufacturing activities are intended to support several quantum computing approaches, including superconducting, trapped-ion, photonic, topological, and silicon-spin technologies.
Beyond IBM and GlobalFoundries, seven additional quantum computing companies are included in the proposed funding package: Atom Computing, Diraq, D-Wave, Infleqtion, PsiQuantum, Quantinuum, and Rigetti. These companies represent different quantum computing architectures, including neutral atom, silicon spin, superconducting, photonic, and trapped-ion systems.
The awards are designed to address some of the most difficult engineering challenges still limiting quantum computing, such as device reproducibility, error rates, cryogenic system integration, control hardware, photonic loss, interconnects, and advanced packaging.
| Company | Proposed funding | Main focus |
|---|---|---|
| IBM / Anderon | $1 billion | 300mm quantum wafer foundry for quantum-grade superconducting wafers |
| GlobalFoundries | $375 million | Secure domestic quantum foundry for multiple quantum modalities |
| Atom Computing | $100 million | Neutral-atom quantum computing hardware and systems integration |
| Diraq | Up to $38 million | Silicon-spin quantum logic units and scalable qubit arrays |
| D-Wave | $100 million | Superconducting annealing and gate-model quantum systems |
| Infleqtion | $100 million | Neutral-atom quantum computing systems and integration |
| PsiQuantum | $100 million | Photonic quantum computing materials, detectors, and packaging |
| Quantinuum | $100 million | Trapped-ion quantum computing components and scaling |
| Rigetti | Up to $100 million | Superconducting quantum computing technologies and cryogenic integration |
The announcement highlights how quantum computing is becoming a strategic technology priority, not only for commercial computing but also for national security, advanced materials, pharmaceuticals, energy systems, and cryptography. Although practical large-scale quantum computers are still years away, the U.S. government’s latest move shows a clear intention to build both the technology base and the manufacturing infrastructure needed to compete globally.
For the semiconductor industry, the most important part of the announcement may be the foundry angle. Quantum computing is not only a software or systems challenge; it also depends heavily on advanced device manufacturing, materials control, cryogenic integration, packaging, and wafer-level process repeatability. By supporting IBM’s Anderon and GlobalFoundries’ quantum foundry activities, the U.S. is trying to create a domestic manufacturing foundation for future quantum hardware.
