GlobalFoundries launched Quantum Technology Solutions, a new business aimed at scaling U.S.-based manufacturing for quantum computing hardware, including quantum processor units, cryogenic control ICs, advanced packaging, and superconducting interconnects.
The initiative builds on GF’s cryogenic CMOS work, FDX platform, advanced packaging capabilities, and partnerships with quantum companies across multiple qubit approaches. GF said the platform will support superconducting, trapped ion, photonic, topological, and spin qubit modalities.
The U.S. Department of Commerce entered into a letter of intent to award GF $375 million to accelerate the build-out. In a separate agreement, the Department of Commerce will receive a strategic equity investment representing about 1% ownership in GF.
• New business: GlobalFoundries Quantum Technology Solutions
• Focus: U.S. manufacturing for utility-scale quantum computing hardware
• Scope: QPUs, cryogenic CMOS, readout/control ICs, advanced packaging, superconducting interconnects
• Platform: GF FDX for cryogenic CMOS and silicon-based quantum architectures
• Target qubit modalities: superconducting, trapped ion, photonic, topological, and spin
• U.S. government support: $375 million letter of intent from the Department of Commerce
• Ecosystem comments: Diraq, Equal1, Google Quantum AI, Microsoft Quantum, NVIDIA, PsiQuantum, Quantinuum, and Quantum Motion
“Quantum is at its inflection point. The hardware is moving from lab-scale to industrial scale, and that transition can only happen inside an advanced semiconductor manufacturing environment,” said Gregg Bartlett, chief technology officer of GF.
🌐 Analysis: GF is positioning itself as a domestic manufacturing layer for quantum computing, not as a full-stack quantum systems vendor. The announcement also shows how quantum hardware scale-up increasingly depends on semiconductor foundry processes, cryogenic control electronics, heterogeneous integration, and trusted supply chains.
Beyond the formal launch of Quantum Technology Solutions, GlobalFoundries has steadily assembled a broad quantum manufacturing portfolio spanning silicon photonics, cryogenic CMOS, advanced packaging, and heterogeneous integration. The strategy reflects GF’s positioning as an industrial-scale manufacturing partner for multiple quantum architectures rather than a vertically integrated quantum computing company.
A key differentiator is GF’s effort to support competing qubit modalities simultaneously using commercial semiconductor manufacturing infrastructure. This includes superconducting, photonic, trapped ion, silicon spin, and topological approaches, alongside the cryogenic control electronics and packaging technologies required to integrate quantum processors into larger computing systems.
GF’s broader quantum roadmap also aligns with its expanding role in silicon photonics and co-packaged optics for AI infrastructure. Many of the same low-loss photonic interconnects, cryogenic electronics, and heterogeneous integration techniques required for advanced AI systems overlap with the demands of scalable quantum hardware.
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Quantum Business Unit | Quantum Technology Solutions launched in 2026 to scale domestic manufacturing for utility-scale quantum systems. |
| Federal Support | $375 million CHIPS Act Letter of Intent from the U.S. Department of Commerce plus a planned strategic U.S. government equity stake of approximately 1%. |
| Primary Manufacturing Site | Fab 8 in Malta, New York serves as a major U.S. manufacturing anchor for quantum and silicon photonics production. |
| Lead Quantum Partner | PsiQuantum collaboration dates back to 2019 and focuses on photonic fault-tolerant quantum computing using high-volume 300mm semiconductor manufacturing. |
| PsiQuantum Technical Focus | Silicon photonic Omega chipset, Barium Titanate (BTO) optical switching, single-photon detectors, and co-packaged optics integration. |
| Cryogenic CMOS Platform | FDX™ FD-SOI technology enables low-power cryogenic control and readout electronics operating inside dilution refrigerators. |
| Advanced Packaging | SCALE™ packaging platform supports 2.5D and 3D heterogeneous integration, TSVs, and sub-45µm copper interconnect pitches. |
| Silicon Photonics | Expanded through the acquisition of Advanced Micro Foundry (AMF) in Singapore, strengthening GF’s silicon photonics manufacturing footprint. |
| Supported Qubit Modalities | Photonic, superconducting, trapped ion, silicon spin, topological, and hybrid classical-quantum architectures. |
| Key Quantum Ecosystem Partners | PsiQuantum, Quantinuum, Google Quantum AI, Microsoft Quantum, NVIDIA, Diraq, Equal1, and Quantum Motion. |
| Company | Quantum Architecture Focus | Relationship with GlobalFoundries |
|---|---|---|
| PsiQuantum | Photonic Quantum Computing | Manufacturing silicon photonic quantum chips on 300mm commercial semiconductor lines at Fab 8 in Malta, New York. |
| Quantinuum | Trapped Ion | Leveraging cryogenic CMOS, integrated photonics, and advanced packaging in a secure U.S. manufacturing environment. |
| Google Quantum AI | Superconducting Qubits | Supporting development of scalable U.S.-based manufacturing infrastructure for quantum system components. |
| Microsoft Quantum | Topological Qubits | Collaborating on infrastructure and manufacturing technologies supporting topological quantum hardware. |
| Diraq | Silicon Spin / Quantum Dots | Using GF’s FDX™ platform to fabricate silicon-based spin qubits with CMOS-compatible processes. |
| Equal1 | Hybrid Silicon Spin + Classical Integration | Developing integrated dies combining quantum processing and classical cryogenic control functions. |
| Quantum Motion | Silicon Spin | Exploring scalable silicon quantum processor manufacturing using conventional semiconductor infrastructure. |
| NVIDIA | Hybrid Classical-Quantum Computing | Supporting integration of quantum hardware with GPU-accelerated supercomputing and hybrid compute workflows. |