🖥️ Chips, GPUs & Systems

Photonic quantum-computing developer Xanadu announced a multi-year partnership with GlobalFoundries to develop and manufacture quantum chips.

· ComputeLabs Research · from the October 6, 2026 edition

Xanadu Quantum Technologies announced a strategic, multi-year manufacturing partnership with GlobalFoundries. The announcement describes its purpose as addressing the high-volume production requirements of utility-scale quantum computing.

The collaboration combines photonic design and manufacturing capabilities. Xanadu contributes its existing expertise in ultra-low-loss photonic design and process development, while GlobalFoundries contributes photonics manufacturing capabilities.

The announcement concerns a development and manufacturing partnership, not demonstrated utility-scale deployment. The supplied excerpt discloses no contract value, wafer volume, process node, production start date, chip yield, or quantum-system performance metric.

  • Xanadu
  • GlobalFoundries

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