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D-Wave Quantum Finalizes Definitive Agreement with U.S. Department of Commerce for up to $100 Million to Accelerate U.S. Leadership in Quantum Computing

$QBTSPress releaseSep 8, 2026, 7:00 AM ETRead the release

D-Wave Quantum executed a definitive agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce, giving the company access to up to $100 million in CHIPS and Science Act funding and finalizing the previously announced Letter of Intent. The award funds R&D on next-generation systems, including a 100,000-qubit annealing computer targeting optimization, materials simulation, blockchain and AI workloads, plus a 10,000-qubit gate-model system designed to deliver 100 logical qubits.

Key figures

Deal Value Usd
up to $100 million
Award max usd
100000000
Funding source
CHIPS and Science Act
Equity condition
minority, non-controlling stake to U.S. Department of Commerce
Logical qubit target
100
Annealing system qubit target
100000
Gate model system qubit target
10000

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