IonQ to spend $1.8B on chipmaker SkyWater to advance US quantum computing

This story was originally published on Manufacturing Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Manufacturing Dive newsletter. Dive Brief: IonQ on Monday said it will buy SkyWater Technology for $1.8 billion, accelerating its ability to develop and scale production of quantum computing goods and services for aerospace and defense customers. The combination will add semiconductor foundry capabilities to IonQ, positioning itself as a major vertically-integrated, full-stack quantu ...