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D-Wave Awarded Year 2 Microelectronics Commons Project Funding to Advance Superconducting Quantum Innovation
PALO ALTO, Calif., May 26, 2026--D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS), the only dual-platform quantum computing company providing both annealing and gate-model systems, software and services, today announced that it has been awarded second year funding for the Improved Materials for Superconducting Qubits with Scalable Fabrication (SQFab) project by the Northeast Regional Defense Technology Hub (NORDTECH).
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