May. 10 at 10:41 PM
@Meety
$SKYT $IONQ
The merger of
$SKYT and
$IONQ is a win/win for everyone. It received strong support from
$SKYT shareholders, who will receive
$15 in cash and
$20 in
$IONQ stock for each
$SKYT share they hold. For them, the merger creates growth & stability.
$SKYT will become a wholly owned subsidiary of
$IONQ, with facilities serving as regional quantum production hubs in MN, FL, and TX. They will continue to serve their commercial & defense customers.
For
$IONQ, the merger brings chip-making in-house and creates the only vertically integrated "full-stack" quantum platform. The partnership is expected to cut chip iteration cycles from 9 months down to 2 months, significantly speeding up the delivery of next-generation 200,000-qubit QPUs. This efficiency allows the company to move up functional testing for its 200,000-qubit QPUs to 2028.
Another advantage:
$SKYT’s Category 1A Trusted Foundry status makes IonQ a top contender for sensitive federal and defense contracts.
