Quantum Computing Stocks Profiles

Marvell Technology is a fabless designer, developer and marketer of analog, mixed-signal and digital signal processing integrated circuits. The company operates in Bermuda, China, Germany, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Marvell specializes in highly integrated System-on-a-Chip (SoC) and System-in-a-Package (SiP) devices based primarily on ARM designs and sells to both enterprise and consumer customers. It has a significant number of patents in design, software and reference platforms to its credit. The company's product line includes application processors, controllers, switches, communications and networking processors and technologies, as well as other SoCs for printers and smart home products. These serve two broad end markets - data center and enterprise networking.

Honeywell International Inc. is an integrated operating company which serves a wide range of industries. The company focuses on providing solutions which enhance safety, comfort and productivity through its diverse business segments. Its products and services include aerospace technologies, industrial automation solutions, building automation systems, and energy and sustainability solutions. Honeywell International Inc. is based in Charlotte, North Carolina, the US.

IBM is an information technology (IT) company. IBM has been divided into two parts: IBM and Kyndryl. IBM is addressing the hybrid cloud and AI opportunity with a platform-centric approach focused on providing two primary sources of client value: technology and business expertise. IBM provides integrated solutions and products that leverage data, information technology, deep expertise in industries and business processes, trust and security, and a broad ecosystem of partners and alliances. Its hybrid cloud platform and AI technology and services capabilities support clients' digital transformations and help the company engage with its customers and employees in new ways. The company operates in five segments: software, consulting, infrastructure, financing, and others. IBM purchased all of Red Hat, Inc.'s outstanding stock. Red Hat is reported within the Software segment, in Hybrid Platform & Solutions.

Amazon.com is one of the largest e-commerce providers, with sprawling operations spreading across the globe. Its online retail business revolves around the Prime program well-supported by the company's massive distribution network. Further, the Whole Foods Market acquisition helped Amazon establish footprint in physical grocery supermarket space. Amazon also enjoys dominant position in the cloud-computing market, particularly in the Infrastructure as a Service space, thanks to Amazon Web Services, which is one of its high-margin generating businesses. Amazon has also become a household name with its Alexa powered Echo devices. Artificial Intelligence backed Alexa is helping the company sell products and services. The company reports revenue under three broad heads'North America, International and AWS, respectively. Amazon targets three categories of customers - consumers, sellers and website developers.

Intel Corporation, one of the world's largest semiconductor company and primary supplier of microprocessors and chipsets, is gradually moving into data-centric businesses such as AI and autonomous driving. Intel is a dominant player for microprocessors in both consumer and enterprise markets. Data Center Group, Internet of Things Group, Mobileye, Non-Volatile memory solutions group and Programmable solutions Group and All Other business units form the crux of Intel's data-centric business model. DCG segment deals with servers, workstations and other products for cloud, enterprise, and communication infrastructure market. IOTG offers high-performance compute solutions and embedded applications. PSG segment offers programmable semiconductors, primarily FPGAs and structured ASICs. Mobileye is engaged in developing computer vision and machine learning-based sensing, data analysis, localization, mapping, and driving policy technology for ADAS and autonomous driving.

SAP SE is one of the largest independent software vendors in the world and the leading provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. Its solutions are designed to cater to the needs of organizations, ranging from small and medium businesses to large, global enterprises. The company provides machine learning (ML), Internet of Things (IoT), and advanced analytics technologies which helps customers deriving meaningful insights and decision-making capabilities. The company also provides end-to-end suite of applications and services.

NVIDIA Corporation is the worldwide leader in visual computing technologies and the inventor of the graphic processing unit, or GPU. Over the years, the company's focus has evolved from PC graphics to artificial intelligence (AI) based solutions that now support high performance computing (HPC), gaming and virtual reality (VR) platforms.NVIDIA's GPU success can be attributed to its parallel processing capabilities supported by thousands of computing cores, which are necessary to run deep learning algorithms. The company's GPU platforms are playing a major role in developing multi-billion-dollar end-markets like robotics and self-driving vehicles.NVIDIA is a dominant name in the Data Center, professional visualization and gaming markets where Intel and Advanced Micro Devices are playing a catch-up role. The company's partnership with almost all major cloud service providers (CSPs) and server vendors is a key catalyst.

Microsoft Corporation is one of the largest broad-based technology providers in the world. The company dominates the PC software market with more than 80% of the market share for operating systems. The company's Microsoft 365 application suite is one of the most popular productivity software globally. It is also now one of the two public cloud providers that can deliver a wide variety of infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) and platform-as-a-service (PaaS) solutions at scale. Microsoft's products include operating systems, cross-device productivity applications, server applications, business solution applications, desktop and server management tools, software development tools and video games. The company designs and sells PCs, tablets, gaming and entertainment consoles, phones, other intelligent devices, and related accessories. Through Azure, it offers cloud-based solutions that provide customers with software, services, platforms and content.

Alphabet Inc. is engaged in technology business. The Company provides web-based search, advertisements, maps, software applications, mobile operating systems, consumer content, enterprise solutions, commerce and hardware products through its subsidiaries. Alphabet Inc., formerly known as Google Inc., is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

Alphabet has evolved from primarily being a search-engine provider to cloud computing, ad-based video and music streaming, autonomous vehicles, healthcare providers and others. In the online search arena, Google is a monopoly with more than 94% of the online search volume and market. Over the years, the company has witnessed increase in search queries, resulting from ongoing growth in user adoption and usage, primarily on mobile devices, continued growth in advertiser activity, and improvements in ad formats. The company is gaining market share in the cloud-computing, driven by continued strength in Google Cloud Platform and Google Workspace. Alphabet also enjoys a dominant position in the autonomous vehicles market, thanks to Waymo's relentless efforts. Also, it has bolstered its footprint in the healthcare industry with its life science division, Verily.

The Defiance Quantum ETF seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the BlueStar Quantum Computing and Machine Learning Index.

Quantum is a leading expert in scale-out storage, archive and data protection, providing solutions for capturing, sharing and preserving digital assets over the entire data lifecycle. From small businesses to major enterprises, more than 100,000 customers have trusted Quantum to address their most demanding data workflow challenges. With Quantum, customers can be certain they have the end-to-end storage foundation to maximize the value of their data by making it accessible whenever and wherever needed, retaining it indefinitely and reducing total cost and complexity.

Quantum Computing Inc. designs and develops application software. It offers hardware designing, application development, security support and consultancy services. Quantum Computing Inc., formerly known as Innovative Beverage Group Holdings Inc., is headquartered in Leesburg, Virginia.

FormFactor, Inc. is a leading provider of essential test and measurement technologies along with the full semiconductor product lifecycle - from characterization, modeling, reliability, and design de-bug, to qualification and production test. They provide a broad range of high-performance probe cards, analytical probes, probe stations, metrology systems, thermal systems and cryogenic systems to both semiconductor companies and scientific institutions. Their products provide electrical and physical information from a variety of semiconductor and electro-optical devices and integrated circuits from early research through development to high-volume production. Customers use our products and services to accelerate profitability by optimizing device performance and advancing yield knowledge.

D-Wave Systems Inc. offer quantum computing systems, software and services as well as provider of building both annealing and gate-model quantum computers. D-Wave Systems Inc., formerly known as DPCM Capital Inc., is based in BURNABY, B.C.

Rigetti Computing Inc. is a pioneer in full-stack quantum-classical computing. The Company's proprietary quantum-classical infrastructure provides high performance integration with public and private clouds for practical quantum computing. Rigetti Computing Inc. is based in BERKELEY, Calif.

IonQ Inc. provides quantum system through the cloud on Amazon Braket, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud, as well as through direct API access. IonQ Inc., formerly known as dMY Technology Group Inc. III., is based in COLLEGE PARK, Md.

Coherent Corp. empowers market innovators to define the future through breakthrough technologies, from materials to systems. It delivers diversified applications for the industrial, communications, electronics and instrumentation markets. The company also offers research and development, manufacturing, sales, service and distribution facilities. Coherent Corp., formerly known as II-VI Incorporated, is based in PITTSBURGH.