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IBM Spins Out Anderon as First Pure-Play Quantum Foundry with $2B CHIPS Act Backing
May 25, 2026
IBM is spinning off Anderon, a 300mm superconducting quantum chip foundry backed by a $2B CHIPS Act package spread across nine companies, positioning it as the anchor of U.S. quantum industrial policy alongside smaller bets on trapped ion, photonic, and neutral atom modalities.