Jaime Hampton

Jaime Hampton writes for Techstrong Semi.

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SandboxAQ Wins $500M CHIPS Award for Semiconductor Materials Research

The U.S. Department of Commerce has signed a definitive agreement to award SandboxAQ $500 million in CHIPS Act research funding to develop new chemicals and materials for semiconductor manufacturing. The Commerce Department said the award will fund the development and deployment of SandboxAQ’s ReAQT materials discovery platform, which uses the company’s Large Quantitative Models, or […]

Jaime Hampton · Jun 17, 2026 · 2 min

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IBM, Commerce Department to Back $1B Quantum Chip Foundry

The United States could soon have a dedicated quantum chip foundry, backed by the largest award in a $2 billion federal quantum investment package spanning multiple companies. IBM and the U.S. Department of Commerce (DoC) today announced a letter of intent for $1 billion in CHIPS Incentives funding to support Anderon, a new IBM company

Jaime Hampton · May 22, 2026 · 2 min