# CHIPS R&D award of up to $100 million for PsiQuantum > Commerce finalized a CHIPS and Science Act R&D award of up to $100 million for PsiQuantum. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/commerce-psiquantum-photonic-computing-chips-award - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Technology - Country: United States - Published: 2026-10-07T21:41:38+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-07T21:41:38+00:00 - Event / data period: 2026-09-08 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/commerce-psiquantum-photonic-computing-chips-award.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/commerce-psiquantum-photonic-computing-chips-award.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/commerce-psiquantum-photonic-computing-chips-award.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/commerce-psiquantum-photonic-computing-chips-award.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/commerce-psiquantum-photonic-computing-chips-award.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/commerce-psiquantum-photonic-computing-chips-award.md) Commerce finalized a CHIPS and Science Act R&D award of up to $100 million for PsiQuantum. The work links photonic quantum computing with semiconductor manufacturing and covers electro-optic materials, single-photon detectors and low-loss packaging. ## Data ### CHIPS R&D award of up to $100 million for PsiQuantum Commerce finalized a CHIPS and Science Act R&D award of up to $100 million for PsiQuantum. Methodology: Source: NIST’s September 8, 2026 announcement. US$100 million is the ceiling of the final CHIPS R&D award signed for PsiQuantum; the release does not say the full amount has been paid or systems are operating. | date | label | description | status | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-09-08 | CHIPS R&D award of up to $100 million for PsiQuantum | Commerce finalized a CHIPS and Science Act R&D award of up to $100 million for PsiQuantum. | occurred | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/commerce-psiquantum-photonic-computing-chips-award/data/reported-event?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/commerce-psiquantum-photonic-computing-chips-award/data/reported-event?lang=en&format=csv) ### CHIPS R&D award of up to $100 million for PsiQuantum Commerce finalized a CHIPS and Science Act R&D award of up to $100 million for PsiQuantum. Methodology: Source: NIST’s September 8, 2026 announcement. US$100 million is the ceiling of the final CHIPS R&D award signed for PsiQuantum; the release does not say the full amount has been paid or systems are operating. | label | value | unit | period | basis | value_qualifier | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Ceiling of PsiQuantum CHIPS R&D award | 100 | million USD | 2026-09-08 | target | upper-bound | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/commerce-psiquantum-photonic-computing-chips-award/data/reported-figures?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/commerce-psiquantum-photonic-computing-chips-award/data/reported-figures?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [National Institute of Standards and Technology]() (Source checked: 2026-10-07; Published: 2026-09-08) --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)