This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang had some thoughts to share about the state of quantum computing,

The drop in stocks came after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's Q&A with analysts at CES in Las Vegas. When answering a question about the future of quantum computing, he said the timeline may be between 15 and 30 years until there is "very useful" quantum computers. This is the relevant quote from Huang:

The gains came after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang triggered a selloff in quantum computing stocks earlier this week with his remarks about the technology’s development.

We’ll look at Amazon’s “Discovery Phase” compared to quantum computing company IonQ Inc. ( IONQ) below in a minute. There’s a simple rule that applies to companies that are in “Discovery” mode… Investors speculate on what a company may become,

The carnage in quantum computing stocks Wednesday saw shares of Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ:RGTI), Quantum Computing (NASDAQ:QUBT), and IonQ (NASDAQ:IONQ) plunge 40% or more. Comments made by Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang that the sector won't see viability for another two decades gutted these former high-flying stocks.