# IonQ to acquire SkyWater Technology for $1.8 billion

IonQ will acquire SkyWater Technology for $35.00 per share in a cash-and-stock transaction, implying a total equity value of approximately $1.8 billion. The deal aims to create a vertically integrated quantum platform company.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2026-01-26
- Where: United States
- Value: $1.80B
- Status: announced
- Products: quantum computing chips, semiconductor foundry services
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [SkyWater Technology](https://endata.com/companies/42779.md) (target)
- [IonQ](https://endata.com/companies/85225.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [ir.skywatertechnology.com](https://ir.skywatertechnology.com/news/news-details/2026/IonQ-to-Acquire-SkyWater-Technology-Creating-the-Only-Vertically-Integrated-Full-Stack-Quantum-Platform-Company/default.aspx), 2026-01-26: "This transformational acquisition enables IonQ to materially accelerate its quantum computing roadmap and secure its fully scalable supply chain domestically."

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