4FIRE(@netcreat):$IONQ EC (2) https://t.co/JamZp6JfgK IonQ recognized $4.3M(Q2) and $11.3M(1H) from Chicago Uni. The 256-qubit system has now moved beyond the design stage and reached the fully integrated QPU prototype stage. The 10,000-qubit chip is already being developed in parallel, with tape-out work underway. SkyWater will remain a merchant foundry serving other quantum companies, rather than becoming a fab dedicated exclusively to IonQ. An upgrade pipeline is beginning to emerge in the field, with Tempo customers potentially progressing to 256-qubit and eventually 10,000-qubit systems.

2026.08.12 06:46

$IONQ EC (2) IonQ recognized $4.3M(Q2) and $11.3M(1H) from Chicago Uni. The 256-qubit system has now moved beyond the design stage and reached the fully integrated QPU prototype stage. The 10,000-qubit chip is already being developed in parallel, with tape-out work underway. SkyWater will remain a merchant foundry serving other quantum companies, rather than becoming a fab dedicated exclusively to IonQ. An upgrade pipeline is beginning to emerge in the field, with Tempo customers potentially progressing to 256-qubit and eventually 10,000-qubit systems.