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Quantum Goes Vertical: IonQ's $1.8 Billion SkyWater Deal Puts a U.S. Chip Foundry Inside a Quantum Company
Chips & Hardware

Quantum Goes Vertical: IonQ's $1.8 Billion SkyWater Deal Puts a U.S. Chip Foundry Inside a Quantum Company

The completed acquisition of the largest exclusively U.S.-based semiconductor foundry marks a new phase in which quantum players are buying — or building — their own hardware supply chains.

Frontier Tech Wire Newsroom · August 11, 2026
Quantum Computing Inc.'s Chip Bet Comes Into Focus: $5.6 Million in Photonics Revenue, Sold at a Loss
Chips & Hardware

Quantum Computing Inc.'s Chip Bet Comes Into Focus: $5.6 Million in Photonics Revenue, Sold at a Loss

QUBT's second-quarter report showed a 91-fold revenue jump built on photonic chips and three semiconductor acquisitions — and a negative gross margin that shows how expensive it is to become a quantum chipmaker.

Frontier Tech Wire Newsroom · August 11, 2026