By Larry Dignan
Publication Date: 2026-05-21 00:00:00
IBM said it will launch Anderon, a quantum chip wafer foundry, with the help of the US Department of Commerce.
The Anderon launch lands as the US Department of Commerce invested in a host of quantum computing companies. In a statement, IBM said the US government investment is part of the CHIPS and Science Act.
Under the terms of the deal, the Department of Commerce will invest $1 billion and IBM will contribute $1 billion in cash to launch Anderon with intellectual property, assets and staff. The US Department of Commerce and IBM have signed a letter of intent.
Anderon will focus on 300-millimeter quantum wafers. IBM said Anderon is the first pure-play quantum chip foundry. IonQ recently said it would acquire SkyWater, a foundry that makes quantum chips and other types of semiconductors.
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said, “our work in silicon wafer fabrication has been a key to IBM’s success and will be critical to enable a broader quantum…
