CHIPS R&D award of up to $100 million for Quantinuum
Commerce finalized a CHIPS and Science Act R&D award of up to $100 million for Quantinuum.
Event / data period: 2026-09-08
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Commerce finalized a CHIPS and Science Act R&D award of up to $100 million for Quantinuum.
The award targets manufacturing bottlenecks for fault-tolerant trapped-ion quantum computers, including integrated photonics, cryogenic semiconductors and optical components.
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CHIPS R&D award of up to $100 million for Quantinuum
Commerce finalized a CHIPS and Science Act R&D award of up to $100 million for Quantinuum.
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CHIPS R&D award of up to $100 million for Quantinuum
Commerce finalized a CHIPS and Science Act R&D award of up to $100 million for Quantinuum.
Methodology
Source: NIST’s September 8, 2026 announcement. US$100 million is the ceiling of the final CHIPS R&D award signed for Quantinuum; the measure is an award cap, not production or expenditure.
Updated:
CHIPS R&D award of up to $100 million for Quantinuum
Commerce finalized a CHIPS and Science Act R&D award of up to $100 million for Quantinuum.
- Ceiling of Quantinuum CHIPS R&D award
- ≤100 million USD
- 2026-09-08 · Target
Methodology
Source: NIST’s September 8, 2026 announcement. US$100 million is the ceiling of the final CHIPS R&D award signed for Quantinuum; the measure is an award cap, not production or expenditure.
Updated:
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Subject proposals
- Research and developmentSuggested
- Subject suggested from the title or summary: R&Dwww.nist.gov ↗
- Science and technologySuggested
- Preserved editorial category/topic; broad candidate onlywww.nist.gov ↗
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- United States · Place role: Coverage · Place type: Country or area · Location precision: RegionalEvidence
- Explicit preserved editorial country/region; no city or national centroid inferredwww.nist.gov ↗