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Quantinuum Secures $100M CHIPS Award to Scale Quantum Manufacturing

Washington – September 11, 2026 -- Quantinuum has finalized a $100 million funding agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce's CHIPS Research and Development Office, marking the first CHIPS for R&D award granted to a trapped-ion quantum computing architecture company.

Federal grant follows May letter of intent to fund quantum semiconductor manufacturing

The award, managed through the CHIPS and Science Act, finalizes a letter of intent announced in May 2026. The funding targets research, development and manufacturing capabilities for quantum semiconductors required to deploy fault-tolerant, large-scale trapped-ion quantum computers in the United States.

Quantinuum Secures $100M US CHIPS Act Grant for Ion-Trap Quantum

Washington – September 11, 2026 -- Quantinuum has finalized a $100 million federal funding agreement with the US Department of Commerce's CHIPS Research and Development Office, backing domestic manufacturing of trapped-ion quantum computers under the CHIPS and Science Act. The award follows a letter of intent announced in May and makes Quantinuum the only trapped-ion architecture company to receive CHIPS R&D funding.

Federal grant targets fault-tolerant quantum hardware supply chain

The funding will support R&D and manufacturing capacity for quantum semiconductors required to scale trapped-ion quantum computers to fault-tolerant levels. Quantinuum said the grant will help diversify its supply chain by integrating domestic partners GlobalFoundries and Monarch Quantum into its production process.

Quantinuum, Aramco Sign MOU to Explore Quantum Computing for Energy

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – September 08, 2026 -- Quantinuum and Aramco have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to explore industrial applications of quantum computing across the energy sector, the companies announced.

Aramco and Quantinuum plan technical onboarding to identify energy-sector challenges suited to quantum computing

Under the MOU, the two companies intend to undertake preliminary technical onboarding and knowledge exchange activities. They will identify Aramco's operational and scientific challenges that may be suitable for quantum computing research, with emphasis on solving complex problems tied to energy and digital transformation.