{"podcast":{"title":"The Quantum Computing Podcast with Fexingo: Qubits, Quantum Hardware, and Future Computing","slug":"the-quantum-computing-podcast-with-fexingo-qubits-quantum-hardware-and-future-computing-7871946","podcast_index_feed_id":7871946,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fexingo.com/business/the-quantum-computing-podcast.xml","website_url":"https://www.fexingo.com/","image_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-quantum-computing-podcast/cover.png","author":"Fexingo","episode_count":62,"summary":"This is a podcast about the current state and near-term future of quantum computing. Lucas and Luna examine the science and business of quantum hardware, from superconducting qubits to trapped ions and topological systems. They discuss the engineering challenges of error correction, the race to quantum supremacy, and the realistic timelines for commercial quantum advantage. Each episode focuses on a specific company, research paper, or technology milestone — Google's Sycamore, IBM's Quantum System One, IonQ's trapped-ion processors, or China's quantum communication network. Lucas brings a journalist's rigor to the technical details, while Luna pushes for clarity on what these advances mean for cryptography, drug discovery, optimization, and finance. This show is for listeners who want to understand quantum computing without hype — the real bottlenecks, the credible roadmaps, and the startups that might actually deliver. How close are we to a fault-tolerant quantum computer? Which industries will be transformed first? And which approaches are likely dead ends? #QuantumComputing #Qubits #QuantumHardware #QuantumSupremacy #ErrorCorrection #SuperconductingQubits #TrappedIons #Topologi…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-20T20:22:02.827480+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-quantum-computing-podcast-with-fexingo-qubits-quantum-hardware-and-future-computing-7871946"},"episode":{"title":"Quantum Computing's Next Challenge: Chip Yield and Manufacturing Defects","slug":"quantum-computing-s-next-challenge-chip-yield-and-manufacturing-defects","published_at":"2026-06-18T08:29:56+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-quantum-computing-podcast-with-fexingo-qubits-quantum-hardware-and-future-computing-7871946/quantum-computing-s-next-challenge-chip-yield-and-manufacturing-defects","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-quantum-computing-podcast-with-fexingo-qubits-quantum-hardware-and-future-computing-7871946","url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-quantum-computing-podcast/episode-0058.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-quantum-computing-podcast/episode-0058.mp3","summary":"Episode 58 of The Quantum Computing Podcast shifts focus from qubit design to the brutal economics of fabrication. Lucas and Luna explore why the industry's biggest bottleneck in 2026 isn't error correction — it's chip yield. Drawing on real numbers from Intel's tunnel-fab and IBM's Heron processor, they explain how manufacturing defects that barely matter in classical chips can kill entire quantum processors. The hosts discuss how the industry is borrowing 'known good die' strategies from classical chipmaking, the role of cryogenic wafer probing, and why the first fault-tolerant quantum computers may be assembled from a handful of working modules harvested from dozens of flawed wafers. #QuantumComputing #ChipYield #ManufacturingDefects #QuantumHardware #FaultTolerance #Intel #IBM #HeronProcessor #KnownGoodDie #CryogenicProbing #QubitFabrication #ModularQuantum #Technology #Semiconductors #QuantumEconomics #Podcast #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"Episode 58 of The Quantum Computing Podcast shifts focus from qubit design to the brutal economics of fabrication. Lucas and Luna explore why the industry…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":492,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-quantum-computing-podcast-with-fexingo-qubits-quantum-hardware-and-future-computing-7871946/episodes/quantum-computing-s-next-challenge-chip-yield-and-manufacturing-defects/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-quantum-computing-podcast-with-fexingo-qubits-quantum-hardware-and-future-computing-7871946/quantum-computing-s-next-challenge-chip-yield-and-manufacturing-defects.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}