IonQ Completes Acquisition of SkyWater Technology
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A quantum platform buying a U.S.-only foundry is a vertical-integration bet that control over fabrication will be a strategic choke point. Hardware startups in adjacent spaces should assume the bar is rising from ‘fabless plus a partner’ to ‘own or lock in critical manufacturing capacity’ if they want durable advantage.
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