The Oneida Daily Dispatch (Oneida, NY)
EXPANDING RESEARCH
Rome Lab to manufacture and test photonic quantum computing technology
MALTA & ROME, N.Y. » A total of $25 million in federal funding will spur a new phase in the partnership between Globalfoundries and Psiquantum, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced, in a step toward building a quantum supercomputer.
This funding, secured as a part of the recently passed Fiscal Year 2022 spending package, will expand research and development spearheaded out of the Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome, New York (Rome Lab), to manufacture and test photonic quantum computing technology.
The senator said that this funding will create jobs, help attract and retain top scientific talent to upstate New York, and will make critical progress to compete with China to develop a first-of-its-kind quantum supercomputer.
“The next frontier of quantum computing technology is being developed right here in upstate New York. I am proud to deliver this $25 million in federal funding for this expanded partnership between Globalfoundries and Psiquantum to bolster the cutting edge research being done out of the Rome Lab, create new jobs, and secure America’s future as the leader of cutting edge technology,” Schumer said in a press release. “Now more than ever federal funding is needed to ensure that the U.S. stays ahead of our international competitors — including China — in the race to develop the next generation of high tech and this will supercharge our researchers to continue to make groundbreaking discoveries in quantum computing.”
Globalfoundries CEO Tom Caulfield added, “This funding is a significant step toward the further advancement of our technology-leading silicon photonics platform, a foundational technology that’s required to deliver quantum computing that enables a higher level of cryptography and encryption that are so critical to our national security. For years to come, this partnership will create hundreds of engineering and manufacturing jobs in our most advanced manufacturing facility in upstate New York. And as the only U.s.-headquartered semiconductor foundry, this announcement shows GF’S continued commitment to invest in U.S. manufacturing and technology.”
Jeremy O’brien, CEO and co-founder of Psiquantum called Schumer’s leadership in securing this funding truly visionary. ”This
is a great step forward for quantum computing, which will enable important breakthroughs in climate, healthcare, finance, energy, agriculture, transportation, communications, and beyond,” he said in the release.
“We’re proud to work with the Air Force Research Laboratory and our strategic partner Globalfoundries to make critical investments to help move this vital technology forward.”
Globalfoundries and Psiquantum partnership aims to use expertise in semiconductor chip manufacturing to make significant advancements in accelerating quantum computing technology. In May 2021, Psiquantum and Globalfoundries revealed a quan
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