COMPANIES · QUANTUM COMPUTING
IonQ
IonQ builds trapped-ion quantum computers and sells quantum computing, networking, sensing and security products; in July 2026 it completed the acquisition of chipmaker SkyWater Technology, adding a semiconductor foundry.
IonQ builds trapped-ion quantum computers and sells quantum computing, networking, sensing and security products; in July 2026 it completed the acquisition of chipmaker SkyWater Technology, adding a semiconductor foundry.
Quantum computers are not AI systems, but IonQ is wiring its machines into GPU supercomputing (NVIDIA's NVQLink) and uses NVIDIA's AI models for calibration; it sits on an AI map as the largest listed pure-play quantum company and a holding of the QTUM ETF. AI is not a primary driver of its revenue.
Sells quantum systems, cloud access to its quantum computers, networking and sensing products, and (since the SkyWater deal) contract chip manufacturing to companies, governments and research customers.
United States (College Park, Maryland)
Quantum computing. Companies building quantum computers, quantum networking and quantum-safe security. Quantum machines are not AI systems, and most of these companies earn little revenue today; they are on this map because quantum computing is widely pursued as the next kind of computing after today's chips, and because several of them already work with the chip, cloud and AI companies elsewhere on the map. Open the quantum lens.
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Connections (4)
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Current relationships (2)
Source: 2026-09-08 · reviewed 2026-10-02
Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported (company boilerplate)
Limits: Company boilerplate only; it does not say whether NVIDIA is a paying customer or a partner, and does not establish contract value, volumes, timing or that the relationship continues.
IonQ Announces Increased Full-Year 2026 Financial Outlook Following SkyWater Acquisition ↗Source: 2026-09-08 · reviewed 2026-10-02
Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported (company boilerplate)
Limits: Company boilerplate only; it does not say whether Amazon Web Services is a paying customer or a partner, and does not establish contract value, volumes, timing or that the relationship continues.
IonQ Announces Increased Full-Year 2026 Financial Outlook Following SkyWater Acquisition ↗Dated or announced (2)
Source: 2025-10-28 · reviewed 2026-10-02
Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced; not confirmed operating
Limits: NVIDIA announcement listing supporters; does not establish deployed systems, volumes, payments or exclusivity.
NVIDIA Introduces NVQLink — Connecting Quantum and GPU Computing for 17 Quantum Builders and Nine Scientific Labs ↗Source: 2024-11-08 · reviewed 2026-10-02
Evidence: Primary-source statement · Announced; not confirmed operating
Limits: Announcement of prototype work by a Hamamatsu subsidiary; does not establish delivery, production orders, value, or that the partnership continues. The actor is NKT Photonics, described in the release as a Hamamatsu Photonics subsidiary.
IonQ press release (via HPCwire): IonQ and NKT Photonics Collaborate on Next-Gen Laser Tech for Quantum Data Centers ↗IonQ Announces Increased Full-Year 2026 Financial Outlook Following SkyWater Acquisition ↗
Reviewed
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