The convergence of Quantum with AI
GlobalFoundries is a semiconductor foundry manufacturing silicon spin qubit chips and cryogenic control circuits for quantum-computing customers using its FDX process technology. The company does not operate quantum computers itself, instead providing scalable manufacturing to quantum hardware startups and research labs.
AI-written profile · not yet reviewed · 9 September 2026
GlobalFoundries has secured $375 million from the U.S. Department of Commerce to expand its Quantum Technology Solutions business. The funding is intended to strengthen domestic manufacturing capacity for quantum semiconductors.
This funding could enable U.S. quantum hardware developers to source specialized chips from a domestic foundry within two years, reducing reliance on overseas fabrication.
GlobalFoundries received a $375 million R&D award from the U.S. Department of Commerce. The funding is intended to expand its Quantum Technology Solutions business and build out domestic quantum chip manufacturing capacity.
Within two years, this could give U.S. photonic quantum computing startups access to production-scale silicon photonics fabrication at GlobalFoundries, reducing their reliance on small research fabs.
GlobalFoundries has finalized a $375 million award under the US CHIPS Act to expand domestic fabrication capacity for quantum computing chips. The funding targets the physical hardware layer that supports hybrid quantum-classical and AI-accelerated computing stacks, such as those being assembled by NVIDIA and IonQ.
This could enable US quantum hardware developers to iterate on cryogenic control and readout chips with shorter domestic fab cycles, accelerating integration of quantum processors into hybrid AI-quantum stacks.