IonQ Quantum Computing Services

IonQ is a leading company in the quantum computing industry, specializing in trapped-ion technology. Headquartered in College Park, Maryland, the company's hardware is designed and manufactured primarily in its specialized facilities in the United States, including its newer manufacturing center in Bothell, Washington.

Founded in 2015 by Christopher Monroe and Jungsang Kim based on decades of research from the University of Maryland and Duke University, IonQ became the first pure-play public quantum computing company in 2021. It operates as an independent public entity, providing quantum processing power through major cloud platforms like Amazon Braket, Microsoft Azure Quantum, and Google Cloud, serving a global market of researchers and enterprises.