IonQ Delivers 100-Qubit Quantum System to South Korea’s KISTI

December 23, 2025

Details

  • IonQ has finalized an agreement with the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI) to deliver its 100-qubit Tempo quantum system, announced on December 23, 2025.
  • The IonQ Tempo will be integrated with HANKANG (KISTI-6), South Korea's largest high-performance computing cluster, creating the nation’s first on-site hybrid quantum-classical computing platform.
  • The hybrid quantum-classical system will be accessible via a secure private cloud, allowing academic researchers, universities, and enterprises across South Korea to leverage its capabilities remotely.
  • This partnership is backed by a multi-million dollar government investment under the Quantum Computing Service and Utilization System Construction Project, with Megazone Cloud serving as infrastructure partner.
  • The collaboration aims to advance real-world applications in healthcare, finance, materials science, and logistics, building on IonQ's 99.99% two-qubit gate fidelity benchmark and a roadmap targeting 2 million qubits by 2030.

Impact

IonQ’s role as South Korea’s primary quantum technology provider marks a pivotal moment for both the company and the nation's tech ambitions. This deployment solidifies IonQ’s leadership in the fast-growing Asia-Pacific quantum market and strengthens South Korea’s position in the global quantum computing race. The initiative could catalyze new breakthroughs in science and industry through advanced hybrid computing applications.

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