THE US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE HAS AWARDED $1 BILLION TO ANDERON, AN IBM SUBSIDIARY, THROUGH THE CHIPS AND SCIENCE ACT. THIS FUNDING WILL ACCELERATE ANDERON'S EFFORTS TO ADVANCE QUANTUM WAFER MANUFACTURING IN THE UNITED STATES. IBM IS ALSO INVESTING AN EQUAL AMOUNT, BRINGING THE TOTAL COMMITMENT TO $2 BILLION. THIS MOVE IS PART OF A LARGER US INITIATIVE TO BOLSTER DOMESTIC QUANTUM COMPANIES AND FOUNDRIES, AIMING TO BUILD THE INDUSTRIAL BASE REQUIRED TO MANUFACTURE QUANTUM SYSTEMS AT SCALE. WHY IS DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING CAPACITY SO CRUCIAL FOR THE FUTURE OF QUANTUM COMPUTING?

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