Quantum's TSMC Problem: IBM's $1B Foundry, No Customers — September 17, 2026

Today: IBM's quantum foundry spinout Anderon finalizes a $1 billion CHIPS Act award, matched by IBM, to build a neutral wafer fab for the industry — but no rival has signed on yet. Plus an AI that writes quantum circuits, Riverlane's new Maryland HQ, IQM's first South American machine, and a room-temperature atom record out of Stuttgart. Anderon Finalizes $1 Billion CHIPS Act Award — IBM Newsroom Riverlane Establishes U.S. Headquarters in Maryland — The Quantum Insider IQM to Deploy Quantum Computer in Brazil — The Quantum Insider Circular Rydberg Atoms Set Three Records — Quantum Physics News Planckian Selected Among 13 Firms for EuroHPC's Quantum Push — Quantum Zeitgeist Source links @IonQ_Inc on X govconwire.com prnewswire.com quantumcomputingreport.com thequantuminsider.com tomshardware.com Quickly Quantum is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this episode is financial advice. More from Brian Lampert: Concrete Compute, the daily AI infrastructure briefing, and Space Stakes, the business of the new space race. Transcripts and every episode: quickly-quantum.kngoworld.chatgpt.site.