IonQ completes $1.8 billion SkyWater deal after FTC clears acquisition
The acquisition brings SkyWater's U.S. semiconductor development, wafer and advanced packaging operations under IonQ, while the foundry keeps serving outside customers.
By Ryan Merket · Published
Primary source: Reuters
Why it matters
IonQ now owns a U.S. semiconductor foundry that develops, fabricates and packages chips for IonQ and outside customers, giving the quantum computing company greater control over hardware iteration while making it responsible for protecting competitors' access and information.
IonQ, the trapped-ion quantum computing developer founded by Christopher Monroe and Jungsang Kim, completed its approximately $1.8 billion acquisition of SkyWater Technology on July 31st, IonQ said.…
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