IBM Spins Off the First Pure-Play Quantum Chip Foundry (opens in new tab)

(futurumgroup.com)

70 pointsrbanffy6h ago19 comments

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This is a pro-IBM piece.

I'm surprised it has zero mention of potential advantages of trapped ion despite being superior on stability windows, accuracy, and operating temps.

I also appreciate the disclosure about AI generated content, but this article gets too repetitive.

ArchieScrivener57m ago

A bailout for a company that stopped innovating and instead has been inventing new ways to create middle management and bureaucracy.

So much for capitalism.

madanparas3h ago

The real story isn't the $2B. It's that the foundry is standalone, so other quantum hardware companies can use it. Shared infrastructure beats nine separate research cleanrooms.

Zigurd3h ago

Is there enough agreement regarding what is a quantum chip, and what process technology is necessary to make one?

ghaff2h ago

I've been out of the space for a bit. IBM has been betting on the engineered superconducting approach, which makes sense given their background, but there are other options, often for potentially different problem areas. Need to dive back in.

imglorp2h ago

Is there any agreement regarding real applications that warrant fab volume or is this still speculation?

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dvh3h ago

Can the chips they plan to make there run Shor?

bawolff2h ago

If they could in any meaningful way, i'm pretty sure the press release would have lead with that.

DeathArrow1h ago

Two questions:

-do the chips help with inference?

-can you run Doom on the chips?

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stogot3h ago

The article talks about IBM spreading bets to other techniques. Reminds me to ponder again. Has Microsoft retracted their sketchy quantum claims about inventing new states of matter in the past year? https://www.theregister.com/on-prem/2025/03/12/microsofts-qu...

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caminante2h ago

This is a pro-IBM piece.

I'm surprised it has zero mention of potential advantages of trapped ion despite being superior on stability windows, accuracy, and operating temps.

I also appreciate the disclosure about AI generated content, but this article gets too repetitive.

ArchieScrivener57m ago

A bailout for a company that stopped innovating and instead has been inventing new ways to create middle management and bureaucracy.

So much for capitalism.

madanparas3h ago

The real story isn't the $2B. It's that the foundry is standalone, so other quantum hardware companies can use it. Shared infrastructure beats nine separate research cleanrooms.

Zigurd3h ago

Is there enough agreement regarding what is a quantum chip, and what process technology is necessary to make one?

ghaff2h ago

imglorp2h ago

Is there any agreement regarding real applications that warrant fab volume or is this still speculation?

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dvh3h ago

Can the chips they plan to make there run Shor?

bawolff2h ago

If they could in any meaningful way, i'm pretty sure the press release would have lead with that.

DeathArrow1h ago

Two questions:

-do the chips help with inference?

-can you run Doom on the chips?

1 more reply

stogot3h ago

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