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SkyWater Technology

SKYT

SkyWater Technology is a U.S. semiconductor foundry that manufactures superconducting quantum devices, including qubits and readout circuitry, on a dedicated production line. Its foundry services support government and commercial quantum computing developers in scaling chips.

AI-written profile · not yet reviewed · 1 August 2026

Headquarters
Bloomington, Minnesota
Status
Public
superconducting

Coverage

The Quantum Insider

SkyWater and D-Wave Sign Multi-Year Quantum Manufacturing Agreement

SkyWater Technology and D-Wave Quantum announced a multi-year manufacturing agreement extending their existing relationship. SkyWater, which operates the first U.S. quantum foundry, will fabricate quantum processors for D-Wave, a company offering both annealing and gate-model systems. The announcement frames the deal as a continuation of a long-established partnership.

OutlookPlausible

In the next two years, this agreement could let D-Wave secure domestic U.S. fab capacity for its next-generation superconducting processors, reducing dependence on overseas fabrication as it scales annealing and gate-model systems.

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Quantum Computing Report

IonQ Debuts Sixth-Generation Superion QPU Architecture Featuring On-Chip Electronic Control and CMOS Integration

IonQ announced Superion 256, its sixth-generation trapped-ion quantum processor, describing it as the company's first chip platform designed for high-volume semiconductor manufacturing. The architecture uses on-chip electronic control and CMOS integration, and IonQ has completed initial fabrication tapeouts at SkyWater after acquiring Oxford Ionics and SkyWater Technology.

OutlookPlausible

If the tapeouts yield working devices, IonQ could move from hand-built ion trap assemblies to wafer-scale production, allowing it to place multiple identical Superion-class processors in cloud data centers within two years.

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IonQ

IonQ | IonQ Debuts Superion 256 Quantum Computing Platform

IonQ announced Superion 256, its sixth-generation trapped-ion quantum computing platform, manufactured with SkyWater. The company said the first ions have been trapped in the system and it is accepting orders for customer delivery beginning in 2027.

OutlookPlausible

If SkyWater's manufacturing process yields repeatable trap arrays, Superion 256 could let early customers begin on-premises error-corrected demonstrations within two years of delivery, rather than waiting for a separate fault-tolerant product line.

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Quantum Zeitgeist

IonQ Buys SkyWater, Securing U.S.-Based Quantum Chip Supply

IonQ has acquired semiconductor foundry SkyWater, which fabricates ion trap chips for its trapped-ion quantum computers. The move vertically integrates IonQ's supply chain, bringing chip design and fabrication in-house.

OutlookPlausible

Co-locating trap design with fabrication could cut iteration cycles from months to weeks, accelerating the pace of qubit-count scaling and gate-fidelity improvements.

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Quantum Computing Report

IonQ Completes Acquisition of SkyWater Technology, Establishing Vertically Integrated Quantum Platform

IonQ completed its acquisition of SkyWater Technology, a semiconductor foundry that previously manufactured IonQ's ion traps. The deal vertically integrates IonQ's trapped-ion quantum computing hardware with in-house fabrication capabilities.

OutlookPlausible

Vertical integration could enable IonQ to co-optimize trap design and fabrication, accelerating performance improvements and scaling of trapped-ion processors.

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IonQ

IonQ | IonQ Completes Acquisition of SkyWater Technology

IonQ has completed the acquisition of SkyWater Technology, a U.S.-based semiconductor foundry, bringing the manufacturing of its trapped-ion quantum processor chips in-house.

OutlookLikely

IonQ leverages SkyWater's existing semiconductor infrastructure to rapidly prototype and produce next-generation ion traps, shortening development cycles and improving qubit stability.

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