1 Quantum Computing Stock Everyone's Ignoring While IonQ Gets the Headlines

1 Quantum Computing Stock Everyone's Ignoring While IonQ Gets the Headlines Anders Bylund, The Motley Fool Tue, August 25, 2026 at 1:27 PM EDT 4 min read IONQ NVDA FORM IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) had a busy August. The company signed a memorandum of understanding with CMC Microsystems on Aug. 18 to become a listed cloud access provider for Canada's FABrIC Quantum Computing Sandbox. That was the third such deal in three weeks. In the second-quarter report, IonQ's revenue hit $80.1 million, up 287% year over year. That's exciting. But while IonQ collects the headlines, the companies that test everyone else's quantum chips barely get mentioned . Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again.  In 2009, a "Double Down" signal flashed for a little-known chipmaker called Nvidia. For the first time in years, that same "Total Conviction" signal is flashing for a company 1/100th the size of Nvidia.  Continue » FormFactor (NASDAQ: FORM) sells probe cards and cryogenic test equipment to the semiconductor industry. The company gets plenty of press coverage, but not about its quantum computing projects. Those quantum products are a small part of FormFactor's much larger business, with record Q2 revenue of $258.2 million and a 20% free cash flow margin, which is exactly why the stock rarely appears on quantum screens. It should, though. Image source: Getty Images. The cryogenic test bottleneck Superconducting and silicon-spin qubits, the two chip-based architectures, opera…