IonQ partners with SDT to supply Superion 256 quantum computer in South Korea

IonQ entered a multi-year strategic partnership with South Korea-based SDT to expand quantum computing and quantum networking across Asia-Pacific.

IonQ will supply SDT with a Superion 256 quantum computer, alongside its silicon-vacancy quantum memory module.

Superion 256 is slated for deployment at an SDT customer site in South Korea, supporting a planned hybrid quantum-classical data center project.

SDT plans a quantum manufacturing and system-integration facility in Gumi to package IonQ’s quantum memory and assemble systems for regional resale.

The collaboration also targets hybrid quantum-classical infrastructure for a separate in-country cancer center focused on medical and biomedical research.