On May 12, IonQ officially opened its new Quantum Computing R&D and semiconductor chip testing facility in Boulder.
The 22,000-square-foot lab at Boulder 38 will host IonQ's next generation of semiconductor ion trap chip design and testing, with the first fully installed quantum computer expected on site by Q3. The company said it expects to create dozens of new high-paying deep-tech jobs at the facility, eventually scaling past 100. Governor Jared Polis, Boulder Mayor Aaron Brockett, CU Boulder Chancellor Justin Schwartz, OEDIT's Eve Lieberman, and EQ CEO Jessi Olsen joined IonQ leadership at the ribbon-cutting.
"This is a big bet for us," said IonQ Chairman and CEO Niccolo de Masi.
The choice of Boulder, Polis said, was "a natural home."