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This partnership deepens the integration between private trapped-ion hardware development and national laboratory capabilities in silicon photonics for secure networking. By aligning device characterization with mission-relevant use cases, the collaboration aims to accelerate system scaling while maintaining domestic leadership in quantum infrastructure. This move represents a significant step toward utility-scale quantum computing specifically tailored for defense applications rather than general-purpose algorithms.
IonQ and Sandia National Laboratories Sign MOU to Accelerate Quantum Co-Design for National Security Applications

Quantum platform developer IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Sandia National Laboratories to pursue the co-design of quantum information science (QIS) technologies for U.S. national security applications. Operating out of Sandia’s Quantum Demonstration Facility in New Mexico, the public-private partnership will align trapped-ion hardware development, silicon photonics integration, and software [...] The post IonQ and Sandia National Laboratories Sign MOU to Accelerate Quantum Co-Design for National Security Applications appeared first on Quantum Computing Report.
Quantum platform developer IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Sandia National Laboratories to pursue the co-design of…
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