November 12, 2025
IBM Blog and News Release
“Today, IBM has revealed that IBM Quantum Loon and IBM Quantum Nighthawk—plus all future chips on the IBM Quantum Development Roadmap—are being fabricated at NY Creates’ Albany NanoTech Complex using state-of-the-art 300mm semiconductor wafer technology. The Albany NanoTech Complex is one of the world’s most advanced semiconductor fabs and the details of our quantum chip fab processes have been held under wraps to this point. But now, the team is eager to show off the technology, share how they pulled the project off, and deliver their vision for the future.”
“This story is about more than processing quantum chips on larger wafers. It’s about using the best possible minds, machinery, and processes to realize quantum computing. The fabrication of IBM Quantum chips at the Albany NanoTech Complex—and the close synchronization between semiconductor experts and physicists across Albany and at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown—is key to the success of quantum computing at IBM.”
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Media Mentions:
- Reuters: IBM says ‘Loon’ chip shows path to useful quantum computers by 2029
- Quantum Computing Report: IBM Advances Quantum Roadmap with Nighthawk Processor and 300mm Wafer Fabrication Shift
- Fast Company: IBM’s quantum program is hitting all the milestones at NY Creates’ Albany NanoTech Complex
- Apple Magazine: Apple Is Rumored on Track as IBM’s “Loon” Chip Signals a Path to Practical Quantum Computers by 2029
- Semiconductor Engineering: Chip Industry Week In Review