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    DARPA selects Diraq for Stage C quantum benchmarking with up to $300M in funding

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    DARPA selects Diraq for Stage C quantum benchmarking with up to $300M in funding

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    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has chosen Diraq to advance into Stage C of its Quantum Benchmarking Initiative. The program is designed to validate quantum hardware capable of utility-scale computational performance by 2033. Diraq will receive an initial $51 million tranche, with total project allocations reaching up to $300 million subject to milestone execution.

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    Market Ontology
    Evidence through
    2026-10-08
    Published
    2026-10-20
    Revision
    1 · 2026-10-20

    Cite as: Market Ontology, “DARPA selects Diraq for Stage C quantum benchmarking with up to $300M in funding”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-10-08. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-10-08/darpa-selects-diraq-for-stage-c-quantum-benchmarking-with-up-to-300m-in-funding-a4a471

    POLICY
    DARPA selects Diraq for Stage C quantum benchmarking with up to $300M in funding
    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has chosen Diraq to advance into Stage C of its Quantum Benchmarking Initiative. The program is designed to validate quantum hardware capable of utility-scale computational performance by 2033. Diraq will receive an initial $51 million tranche, with total project allocations reaching up to $300 million subject to milestone execution.
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    OCT 8
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    AVGO
    DARPA selects Diraq for Stage C quantum benchmarking with up to $300M in funding
    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has chosen Diraq to advance into Stage C of its Quantum Benchmarking Initiative. The program is designed to validate quantum hardware capable of utility-scale computational performance by 2033. Diraq will receive an initial $51 million tranche, with total project allocations reaching up to $300 million subject to milestone execution.
    → Direct government non-dilutive defense research funding advances commercial silicon quantum hardware benchmarking.
    Impact
    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has chosen Diraq to advance into Stage C of its Quantum Benchmarking Initiative. The program is designed to validate quantum hardware capable of utility-scale computational performance by 2033. Diraq will receive an initial $51 million tranche, with total project allocations reaching up to $300 million subject to milestone execution.
    Affected
    AVGO
    Transmission
    Direct government non-dilutive defense research funding advances commercial silicon quantum hardware benchmarking.

    How this development reaches the affected companies

    AssetExposure and channelDirectionEvidence
    AVGOlong-term silicon architecture and co-packaged quantum interconnect roadmapWatch1-3mDARPA awards Stage C quantum benchmarking contracts for silicon-scale architectures.

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