GF, Quantum Computing Firms Receive CHIPS Funding - Semiecosystem

GF, Quantum Computing Firms Receive CHIPS Funding GlobalFoundries, Rigetti, D-Wave, PsiQuantum and Quantinuum obtain funding SemiecosystemSep 10, 202651ShareBy Mark LaPedus The U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded five companies in the quantum field with funding under the CHIPS and Science Act.GlobalFoundries, a foundry vendor, is one of the award winners. The other award winners are quantum computing companies, including Rigetti, D-Wave, PsiQuantum and Quantinuum.Here are more details about the awards:*The U.S. Department of Commerce announced the signing of a final award of up to $375 million to GlobalFoundries (GF) under the CHIPS and Science Act. This award provides funding towards R&D to support the establishment of a secure, domestic quantum foundry that will serve multiple quantum architectures and modalities, as well as R&D related to differentiated capabilities in cryogenic CMOS process design kits, advanced packaging and heterogenous integration.(GF has also recently announced it has entered into a $300 million letter of intent with the Department’s CHIPS Research and Development Office to accelerate R&D in silicon photonics.)*Rigetti received up to $100 million in funding under the CHIPS and Science Act. The R&D funded by this award addresses key technical challenges to develop and scale next-generation superconducting quantum computing technologies, including readout electronics, cryostat architectures, and fabrication capability for high-connectivity chip architectures.*D-Wave received up to $100 million in funding under the CHIPS and Science Act. This award will fund R&D for the critical advancement of semiconductor process technologies for annealing and gate-model superconducting quantum computing systems, including qubit counts, error rates, and coherence through advanced dielectric material optimization, interface control, and high-density advanced packaging.*The U.S. Department of Commerce announced the signing of a final award of up to $100 million to PsiQuantum. The R&D funded by this award addresses key photonic quantum computing technical challenges and integration into semiconductor manufacturing for mature and high-performance electro-optic materials, high-temperature single-photon detectors, and ultra-low-loss photonic packaging.*The U.S. Department of Commerce announced the signing of a final award of up to $100 million to Quantinuum under the CHIPS and Science Act. The R&D funded by this award addresses critical technology and quantum semiconductor manufacturing bottlenecks for scaling of fault-tolerant trapped-ion-based quantum computers, such as low-loss integrated photonics, specialized semiconductors for cryogenic use, and reliable optical components at trapped-ion critical wavelengths.Subscribe51Share