On September 21, 2026, Korea-based quantum technology and software firm SDT, Inc. announced a strategic relationship with IonQ, the top full-stack quantum platform and foundry in the world. As per this multi-year collaboration, IonQ will supply SDT with a Superion 256 quantum computer as well as IonQ’s silicon-vacancy – SiV quantum memory module.
According to Niccolo de Masi, Chairman and CEO of IonQ, “Demand for our new Superion 256 system is growing globally, and this agreement in the Asia Pacific is yet another example of our clients combining IonQ’s leading quantum computers with quantum networking and quantum memory solutions. IonQ is very proud to be expanding our commercial footprint in South Korea as well as continuing to trailblaze quantum cancer and biomedical research. This purchase equips SDT with the building blocks for both high-performance quantum computing and quantum data centers of the future.”
Through the alliance of building quantum computers with quantum networking, the two businesses will continue to work together on cloud-based software integration as well as physical hardware manufacture, assembly, and regional resale. IonQ and SDT aim to work together on a hybrid quantum-classical data center in South Korea, where the Superion 256 system will be deployed with an SDT customer. Additionally, SDT intends to build a specialized facility for quantum manufacturing and system integration in Gumi, South Korea. IonQ’s SiV quantum memory packaging and manufacturing, as well as the assembly, integration, and commissioning of quantum systems, will take place there.
Jiwon Yune, CEO of SDT says, “”IonQ leads the global quantum industry in both technology and manufacturing innovation. Our objective is to make our new Gumi facility a key operational hub for IonQ’s global supply chain and regional deployment by hosting manufacturing operations and assembling world-class quantum systems. Alongside this manufacturing partnership, SDT will participate in the assembly and operation of IonQ quantum systems and actively pursue opportunities to manufacture more quantum components. Our role will also extend to a separate in-country cancer center project where we intend to develop hybrid quantum-classical infrastructure for medical and biomedical research with IonQ. Together, these initiatives put SDT’s quantum design and manufacturing strategy into practice through assembly, operations, and system integration, while opening opportunities in manufacturing and regional commercialization.”
As demonstrated by its ties with KISTI, SK Telecom, Hyundai Motor Company, and prestigious academic institutions including Seoul National University and Sungkyunkwan University, the regional commitment of IonQ is strengthened by this news.