GlobalFoundries secures up to $375 million for new quantum business
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GlobalFoundries has finalized an agreement for up to $375 million in federal funding to launch Quantum Technology Solutions, a new business focused on technology used in large-scale quantum computers. U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer said the Commerce Department award, funded through the CHIPS and Science Act, will expand domestic manufacturing and strengthen the company's operations in New York's Capital Region. Schumer said the investment will help position the United States in the next generation of quantum technology while building on Upstate New York's semiconductor manufacturing base. GlobalFoundries operates a major chipmaking site in Malta, Saratoga County. The company is also a partner in a separate award of up to $100 million to Quantinuum, which Schumer said will bring additional federal investment and jobs to the Capital Region. Another quantum company, PsiQuantum, finalized an award of up to $100 million and has worked with GlobalFoundries on photonic quantum technology. Schumer previously secured $25 million in 2022 for research and development led from the Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome. That work involves manufacturing and testing photonic quantum-computing technology. GlobalFoundries produces chips used in mobile phones, artificial intelligence, vehicles and defense technology. Its chips also support quantum systems, which rely on specialized hardware to carry...
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