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GlobalFoundries (NASDAQ:GFS) (GF) today announced it has finalized a definitive agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s CHIPS Research and Development Office for a $375 million award for research and
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D-Wave Quantum received up to $100 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Commerce under the CHIPS and Science Act, causing its stock to rise 10.86%. However, the government also awarded similar $100 million grants to rival quantum companies Quantinuum and Rigetti Computing. GlobalFoundries received the largest award at $375 million, suggesting it may be the government's preferred champion rather than D-Wave.
Rigetti Computing's stock surged up to 12.2% after securing $100 million in CHIPS Act funding from the Department of Commerce to advance superconducting quantum computing research. The government will receive a minority, non-controlling equity stake in the company. While the funding is a positive development for the quantum computing sector, Rigetti remains speculative as it generates minimal revenue ($5.1 million in Q2) and quantum computing is still an emerging technology.