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Three distinct quantum-hardware apparatus stations in bright daylight, positioned in a deliberate cluster with visible open space separating them from a fourth, different classical-GPU rack station, a floor marking caught being painted to indicate the separation rather than a rivalry

Quantum Computing Has Its Own Chipmakers — and They Are Not Competing With Nvidia

IonQ, Rigetti, and PsiQuantum build genuinely different hardware for a genuinely different computing paradigm. This briefing covers what each is actually building, and why quantum and classical AI silicon are complements, not rivals.

By Brecht Corbeel · August 10, 2026 · 5 min read

Two parallel optical benches in bright daylight, one showing a light beam simply connecting two chip mounts, the other showing a light beam passing through a distinct computing element, a clear physical divider between the two lanes caught being set into place

AI Hardware & Semiconductors

Two Different Things Both Get Called "Photonic Computing." Only One of Them Does Math With Light.

Optical interconnects, already shipping, move data between chips faster and cooler. Optical compute, still emerging, tries to do the actual arithmetic with light. Conflating the two overstates how far this technology has actually come.

By Brecht Corbeel · August 10, 2026 · 4 min read

Three neuromorphic chip modules on a bright bench beside a strong efficiency scoreboard, a much larger rack space to the side left conspicuously empty, a plain "general-purpose deployment" label caught being affixed to it rather than any actual hardware

AI Hardware & Semiconductors

Neuromorphic Chips Keep Almost Breaking Through. In 2026, "Almost" Is Still the Right Word.

Intel's Loihi, IBM's NorthPole, and BrainChip's Akida all post genuinely impressive efficiency numbers against classical GPUs. None of them is a shipping, general-purpose commercial product yet — and that gap is the actual story.

By Brecht Corbeel · August 10, 2026 · 4 min read

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