By Rafael Müller
Publication Date: 2026-09-21 12:30:00
IBM is betting that the factory floor, not the laboratory, will decide its quantum future. A joint commitment with the US government worth two billion US dollars — matched by an additional one billion from IBM’s own coffers — is bankrolling an industrial-scale push into quantum hardware, anchored by a 300-millimeter wafer facility in Albany, New York.
The market’s response was muted. The stock added 0.5 percent to trade at 200.95 euros, a modest move that reflects the tug-of-war in investor sentiment: long-term technological promise on one side, persistent operational drag on the other. Pre-market indications put the shares at 201.00 euros, with the equity still down roughly 23 percent since the start of the year.
Albany: America’s First Quantum Wafer Foundry
The capital injection flows directly into IBM’s subsidiary Anderon, which is building out what is designed to be the first pure-play quantum wafer foundry in the United States. Under the direction of…
