Sep. 11 at 3:38 AM
$ALMU GlobalFoundries now has two separate CHIPS-backed tracks running in parallel, the
$375M Quantum Tech and the
$300M SiPho, Neither is Aeluma specific, but together they signal that Washington is now underwriting both ends of the stack, quantum interconnects and AI optical as strategic manufacturing priorities. That’s optionality for Aeluma.. GF’s photonics buildout validates and could eventually intersect with non-InP wafer approaches like Aeluma’s
And Joe’s right, Aeluma’s own
$30M LOI states outright that its “scalable, non-InP semiconductor manufacturing platform for photonics is an important technology for the U.S. economy and national security.” That’s the government putting that language in writing about Aeluma specifically! The gov has explicitly flagged us as a strategic alternative to a chokepoint! That’s the kind of designation that tends to compound, it makes follow up funding easier to justify internally at every agency and prime that touches this supply chain!
