AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund has granted the Texas Quantum Institute at the University of Texas $4.8 million to establish QLab, a quantum-enhanced semiconductor metrology facility.

This comes after an announcement last week about the state granting Temple College $9.8 million to create a Chip Hub in Taylor, Texas. Gov. Abbott was excited about the innovation that the lab could bring in the capitol city.

“Texas is the new frontier of innovation and UT Austin is where world-changing discoveries in quantum research and development are being made," Abbott said. "Through this TSIF grant, QLab will acquire state-of-the-art instrumentation that will be used to advance semiconductor manufacturing in Texas by leveraging new developments in quantum science and technology

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