📢 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡: IonQ Superion 256 Becomes First Quantum Processor Selected for NVIDIA’s NVAQC - $IONQ $NVDA 👉 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀: ➤ 𝗜𝗼𝗻𝗤 will make the first on-premise quantum deployment at 𝗡𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗡𝗩𝗔𝗤𝗖. ➤ IonQ will install its 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟱𝟲 quantum computing system. ➤ Superion 256 will connect directly with 𝗡𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗚𝗕𝟮𝟬𝟬 𝗡𝗩𝗟𝟳𝟮. ➤ Integration will use 𝗡𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗡𝗩𝗤𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸 and open 𝗖𝗨𝗗𝗔-𝗤 platform. ➤ Research will target hybrid software and large-scale quantum-system prototyping. ➤ Joint results will help guide future 𝗔𝗜 and quantum-GPU co-design. ➤ Research targets finance, 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, and drug discovery applications. ➤ IonQ targets a roadmap toward 𝟭𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗾𝘂𝗯𝗶𝘁𝘀 and full fault tolerance. ➤ Superion 256 customer deliveries and NVAQC installation are expected in 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳. 👉 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: ➤ Places 𝗜𝗼𝗻𝗤 hardware directly alongside NVIDIA's advanced AI infrastructure. ➤ Advances integration between 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 processors and GPU-accelerated supercomputing. ➤ Could accelerate development of practical 𝗵𝘆𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺-𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 applications. ➤ Deepens IonQ's technology collaboration with 𝗡𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗜𝗔 around quantum supercomputing. 👉 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼 𝗱𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝗶, IonQ Chairman and CEO: "Deploying our Superion 256 into cutting-edge environments, such as NVIDIA’s NVAQC will lead to developments allowing our partners to benefit from our scalable architecture and robust manufacturability,” said Niccolo de Masi, IonQ Chairman and CEO. “We see this as the beginning of an exciting era of hybrid quantum-classical computing. This era will be unlocked by multiple generations of Superion systems and NVIDIA’s industry-leading AI platforms.” 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼 𝗱𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝗶 continued: “Our Superion quantum computing platform is robust and research-center ready. Our roadmap to 10,000 qubits and full fault tolerance is accelerating through vertical integration of our SkyWater CMOS foundry. We are excited by the possibilities our groundbreaking partnership with NVIDIA will yield." 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗮, Vice President and General Manager for Quantum at NVIDIA: “Every supercomputer will become a quantum supercomputer,” said Timothy Costa, vice president and general manager for quantum at NVIDIA. “As the first quantum processor to sit alongside the NVAQC’s GB200 NVL72 system, IonQ’s Superion 256 will help make breakthroughs allowing the global ecosystem to integrate QPUs with AI infrastructure, build using open models and open-source software, and advance toward scientifically useful quantum supercomputers,”