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IonQ

Trapped-ion maker; first to a 99.99% two-qubit gate. Acquired Oxford Ionics (2025).

College Park, MD, US · 2015 · IONQ
Milestone note Jul 28, 2026

IonQ clears the last approval to buy SkyWater — the first vertically integrated quantum-chip maker

IonQ received final regulatory approval to acquire chip foundry SkyWater Technology ($35/share, cash-and-stock), closing July 31. It secures a fully domestic semiconductor supply chain — SkyWater's Minnesota, Florida and Texas fabs and advanced packaging — making IonQ, it says, the only vertically integrated full-stack quantum company.

Milestone note Jun 2026

QKD that shares existing metro fiber (Clavis XG Multiplex)

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IonQ — IonQ launched Clavis XG Multiplex, letting quantum-key-distribution traffic run alongside classical data on existing metropolitan fiber — so operators need not redesign, isolate or dedicate optical networks for quantum security. Paired with its Clarion KX key-exchange platform, it targets the "harvest-now, decrypt-later" threat and aims to move customers from QKD pilots to production deployment.