IonQ Acquires Controlling Stake in ID Quantique

IonQ Acquires SkyWater Technology in $1.8 Billion Deal

January 26, 2026

Cybersecurity

IonQ entered into a definitive agreement to acquire SkyWater Technology for $1.8 billion in a cash-and-stock transaction, creating a vertically integrated, full-stack quantum platform company. SkyWater will continue operating as a wholly owned subsidiary under the SkyWater name, led by CEO Thomas Sonderman, with IonQ driving its quantum roadmap and domestic, trusted supply chain.

BTQ Technologies Invests in Keypair to Co‑Develop Post‑Quantum Security IP

December 18, 2025

Cybersecurity

BTQ Technologies announced a strategic investment in Keypair, a Korean full‑stack security company, to co‑own Keypair's post‑quantum cryptography (PQC) intellectual property and jointly develop hardware‑rooted, infrastructure‑grade security solutions. The partnership expands BTQ's footprint in South Korea and leverages Keypair's deployments across defense, energy and financial services to accelerate commercial integration of BTQ's quantum‑safe security roadmap.

IonQ Acquires Vector Atomic to Expand Quantum Sensing Portfolio

September 17, 2025

AI & Machine Learning

IonQ entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Vector Atomic in an all-stock transaction. The acquisition is intended to accelerate IonQ’s entry into quantum sensing (PNT: positioning, navigation, and timing) and strengthen its full-stack quantum platform using Vector Atomic’s field-validated sensing technologies and patents.

IonQ Completes Acquisition of Oxford Ionics in $1.075 Billion Deal

September 17, 2025

AI & Machine Learning

IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) completed its acquisition of Oxford Ionics, a UK-based trapped-ion quantum computing company, for a transaction value of about $1.075 billion. The deal is designed to strengthen IonQ’s quantum computing roadmap by integrating Oxford Ionics’ ion-trap-on-a-chip and patented technology stack with IonQ’s existing hardware and software.

IonQ Acquires Capella Space

July 15, 2025

Aerospace & Defense

IonQ has completed its acquisition of Capella Space, integrating Capella's synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite capabilities with IonQ's quantum technologies. The deal positions IonQ to develop a space-based quantum key distribution (QKD) network and a quantum-enabled Earth observation platform for government and commercial customers.

IonQ Acquires Lightsynq Technologies

June 3, 2025

AI & Machine Learning

IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) completed its acquisition of Lightsynq Technologies, a Boston-based startup focused on photonic interconnects and quantum memory/repeater technologies. The deal is intended to accelerate IonQ’s fault-tolerant quantum computing roadmap and progress toward the quantum internet.