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type: "Topics"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/topics/42882625.md"
description: "📢 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡: $IBM(IBM.US) IBM to Acquire HRL Laboratories to Expand Quantum Computing Capabilities👉 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀:➤  𝗜𝗕𝗠 signs a definitive agreement to acquire 𝗛𝗥𝗟 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀.➤  Financial terms of the acquisition were 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱.➤  Transaction is expected to close by the end of 𝗤𝟯 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.➤  𝗛𝗥𝗟 specializes in silicon-spin qubits, quantum sensing, and advanced materials.➤  HRL's 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗻-𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗻 𝗾𝘂𝗯𝗶𝘁 expertise will complement IBM's quantum roadmap.➤  𝗕𝗼𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 and 𝗚𝗠 will continue partnering with IBM after the transaction.➤  IBM plans to expand 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 applications across multiple industries.➤  IBM targets 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 launch in 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟵 and 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗝𝗮𝘆 in the mid-𝟮𝟬𝟯𝟬𝘀.➤  Acquisition could support 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗻 quantum wafer foundry development.👉 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀:𝗝𝗮𝘆 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗮, Director of Research and IBM Fellow:"bring a broad portfolio of technologies that will strengthen IBM's long-term plans to deliver useful quantum computing to the world, bringing together advances across quantum computing, quantum sensing, and quantum networking."𝗥𝗼𝗯 𝗩𝗮𝘀𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘇, President and CEO of HRL:"the natural next chapter" for the organization, adding that HRL's innovations would combine with IBM's research capabilities to serve commercial and government customers."
datetime: "2026-07-23T11:05:49.000Z"
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author: "[Hardik Shah](https://longbridge.com/en/profiles/27423834.md)"
---

# 📢 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡: $IBM(IBM.US) IBM to Acquire HRL …


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