IBM Spins Off the First Pure-Play Quantum Chip Foundry | Hacker News

IBM has launched a standalone quantum chip foundry for outside quantum hardware customers.

The shared manufacturing base is meant to support both research and production across the sector.

By lowering fabrication costs and speeding development, it could help shape which hardware approaches gain traction.

The move may benefit firms working on superconducting qubits and other quantum designs, including trapped-ion systems.