IBM Acquires HRL Laboratories, LLC to Accelerate Quantum Innovation
August 26, 2026
IBM has completed its acquisition of HRL Laboratories, LLC (HRL), a research and development institution focused on quantum computing, quantum sensing, advanced communications, electronics, manufacturing, and materials science. The deal is intended to strengthen IBM’s quantum hardware roadmap by combining HRL’s silicon-spin qubit and quantum sensing capabilities with IBM’s superconducting quantum leadership.
- Buyers
- IBM
- Targets
- HRL Laboratories, LLC (HRL)
- Sellers
- Boeing, General Motors
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- New York, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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