{"id":658245,"date":"2026-08-26T23:07:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T23:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/658245\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T23:07:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T23:07:12","slug":"whats-driving-quantum-computings-long-term-growth-potential","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/658245\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s Driving Quantum Computing&#8217;s Long-Term Growth Potential?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><strong>Quantum Computing Inc. <\/strong>QUBT or QCi completed the acquisition of NHanced Semiconductors, Inc., a U.S.-based advanced packaging foundry, for a combination of cash and QCi stock valued at $73.1 million, and up to an additional $72.0 million if certain performance targets are achieved. The acquisition of NHanced Semiconductors strengthens its long-term growth prospects by accelerating the launch of Fab 2 and expanding its advanced packaging, semiconductor manufacturing and photonic integration capabilities.\u00a0  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">QCi announced the completion of its acquisition of NuCrypt, LLC, a quantum communications technology company, in a $5 million transaction to be paid through a combination of cash and QCi common stock. NuCrypt&#8217;s patent portfolio spans quantum optics, RF-photonics and photonic signal processing, strengthening QCi&#8217;s intellectual property position and technology depth. Over the long term, these capabilities could expand the company&#8217;s opportunities in secure communications and advanced computing applications and support broader commercialization of its technology portfolio.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">These developments are expected to act as a tailwind for QCi&#8217;s long-term growth prospects.\u00a0  <\/p>\n<p>        Peer Update          <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><strong>Rigetti <\/strong>RGTI signed a letter of intent with the U.S. Department of Commerce for an award of up to $100 million in funding over three years to accelerate superconducting quantum computing R&amp;D. Rigetti continues to target a path toward systems with approximately 1,000 qubits, 99.9% two-qubit gate fidelity, and gate speeds below 50 nanoseconds over roughly a three-year time horizon. To support this roadmap, the company has continued investing in dilution refrigeration capacity and related infrastructure designed to accommodate higher-qubit-count systems.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\"><strong>IonQ<\/strong> IONQ successfully closed the SkyWater and Nexus acquisitions, which extended IonQ&#8217;s full-stack quantum platform and merchant supplier leadership to the United States and allied ecosystem. IonQ also made significant strides toward demonstrating its 256-qubit quantum computer and publishing results on its quantum error-correction technology. These developments are expected to serve as a tailwind for IonQ&#8217;s long-term growth prospects.  <\/p>\n<p>        QUBT&#8217;s Share Price Performance          <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Over the past year, QCi&#8217;s shares have plunged 44.5% compared with the industry&#8217;s 13.9% decline.\u00a0  <\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/85f3b312dbd24893def1d47537b94f87be850c4d58c53ab05f98eeca8df01a48\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefit_w960%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fzacks.com%2F21fc41a126a4b185af37d5b13f7d6cb6.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"Zacks Investment Research\" height=\"189\" width=\"619\" class=\"yf-1f8hkhu loader\"\/><\/a> Zacks Investment Research           <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Image Source: Zacks Investment Research  <\/p>\n<p>        QUBT&#8217;s Expensive Valuation          <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">QUBT currently trades at a forward 12-month price-to-sales (P\/S) of 37.85X compared with the industry&#8217;s median of 4.09X.  <\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/33cf7e4a1f697e655174bf80db7cbe6331fa23b6b0205ef1b2eed8d852ef003d\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefit_w960%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fzacks.com%2F18ee4a78fcdbb759e90b8cc5fddd2e2b.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"Zacks Investment Research\" height=\"141\" width=\"619\" class=\"yf-1f8hkhu loader\"\/><\/a> Zacks Investment Research            <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Image Source: Zacks Investment Research  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Quantum Computing Inc. 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