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IBM Buys HRL Labs From Boeing and GM, Adding Silicon Spin Qubits to Its Quantum Roadmap
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Fusion42 · 27 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
IBM has acquired HRL Laboratories from Boeing and GM, adding silicon spin-qubit research and quantum sensing capabilities to its quantum computing portfolio. The deal broadens IBM's quantum hardware approaches beyond superconducting qubits and positions HRL's materials science and advanced manufacturing expertise to support IBM's Anderon quantum foundry.
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IBM just bought its second path to fault-tolerant quantum hardware, and it comes with an established semiconductor manufacturing footprint. If you're building quantum sensor applications, packaging, cryogenics, or qubit control systems, you now have a single customer with two competing internal architectures—that's your window to sell the infrastructure both paths need.
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