Insider Brief Foxconn aims to become the world’s largest quantum computer manufacturer by building systems for companies that develop the underlying technology, Chairman Young Liu told CNBC.
Foxconn wants to become the world’s largest quantum computer manufacturer, betting on machines its chairman says will accelerate specialized calculations while taking at least another two years to become commercially viable.
Chairman Young Liu told CNBC that the company sees an opportunity to build quantum computers for businesses that develop the underlying technology.
His comments outlined a manufacturing strategy centered on supplying other companies, alongside a view of quantum computing as an addition to existing computing systems.
With quantum capabilities, he added, “we hope we can become the largest quantum computer manufacturer in the world without owning that technology.”