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SoftBank Corp stock enters NEDO quantum materials project

Published on 11/02/2026 at 09:11 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

SoftBank Corp stock gains a new technology project with five Japanese partners. The platform will combine quantum computing, supercomputers and AI through fiscal 2028.

Quantum Platform Expands SoftBank Strategy

SoftBank and five Japanese companies will develop a quantum-computing-based materials platform selected by NEDO.
The research will run from fiscal 2026 through fiscal 2028 and combine quantum calculations with artificial intelligence.
SoftBank will connect quantum computers with supercomputers and test applications including next-generation battery materials.

SoftBank Corp, JP3732000009, Illustration mit AI erstellt.

SoftBank Corp has joined five Japanese companies in a government-backed research project to build a materials development platform based on quantum computing and artificial intelligence. The companies announced the initiative on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, after their joint proposal was selected by Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, or NEDO. The details were published by SoftBank Corp.

Quantum Research Targets Industrial Materials

The consortium consists of TOPPAN Holdings, AISIN, Asahi Kasei, SoftBank Corp, AGC and DIC. It will conduct research from fiscal 2026, the year ending March 31, 2027, through fiscal 2028. The stated aim is to move quantum-computing applications beyond demonstrations and toward practical use in industrial materials development.

The project will test quantum computing in areas including next-generation batteries, optical functional materials for displays and sensors, and superconducting materials for future devices. The partners plan to combine quantum-based calculations with machine learning and other AI methods. They will also synthesize materials based on simulation results and compare laboratory findings with those simulations to improve predictive accuracy.

SoftBank Provides Computing Infrastructure

SoftBank's role centers on a platform linking quantum computers with supercomputers. The company will generate data for materials research, develop AI-based methods for using that data and demonstrate optimization techniques across several fields, including energy-related materials such as next-generation batteries.

The project is therefore a technology-development effort rather than a disclosed near-term revenue driver. Its financial contribution will depend on whether the consortium can turn the research platform into practical industrial applications. For investors, the announcement adds a longer-term technology angle to SoftBank Corp's telecommunications and digital-services profile, while the research timetable extends through fiscal 2028.

The real-time quote of SoftBank Corp stock showed a price of 1.33 euros on Lang & Schwarz at 09:08 CET on Monday, November 2, 2026.