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IonQ Aria: Past and Future

Part two of our educational series

IonQ Forte: The First Software-Configurable Quantum Computer

See The World's First Software-Configurable Quantum Computer

Quantum Natural Language Processing With IonQ Hardware

How does NLP go quantum?

Connecting your SAML Identity Provider with IonQ Quantum Cloud

Integrate your SAML authentication provider with IonQ to centrally manage your user access and simplify controls and auditing.

State Preparation & Measurement with Barium Qubits

Why are barium qubits better?

Get started with Google Cloud and IonQ

Provision access to IonQ hardware in Google Cloud Marketplace in just five minutes

Getting started with Native Gates

A comprehensive guide for using IonQ’s hardware-native gate set

Using Native Gates with Cirq

Learn how to use our hardware-native gate set to run a circuit with Cirq

Using Native Gates with Qiskit

Learn how to use our hardware-native gate set to run a circuit with Qiskit

Best Practices for Using IonQ Hardware

Tips, tricks, and detailed information about getting the most from our trapped-ion systems

Get started with TensorFlow Quantum

Install TensorFlow Quantum and use it to run a project on IonQ hardware

Start Building With blqs

blqs is a Python framework designed to enable one to build Python frameworks that let one write Python-like code for quantum programs (or any other domain specific language you like).

Using Native Gates with PennyLane

Learn how to use our hardware-native gate set to run a circuit with PennyLane

Get started with ProjectQ on IonQ Hardware

Install ProjectQ and use it to run a quantum circuit on IonQ hardware

IonQ Quantum World Congress Keynote 2025

IonQ's Chairman and CEO Niccolo de Masi delivered a keynote at QWC 2025, focusing on IonQ's advancements in quantum networking, its strategic vision for the quantum ecosystem, and its global partnerships to accelerate commercialization.

IonQ Analyst Day 2025

IonQ’s executive leadership team offers a comprehensive overview of the company’s business strategy, recent milestones, and product roadmap.

Demystifying Logical Qubits and Fault Tolerance

IonQ's Quantum AI in Action: Smarter, More Energy Efficient, Less Resource Intensive

IonQ's quantum fine-tuning is a hybrid approach that adds a quantum layer to classical AI models. This method makes LLMs smarter, more accurate, and more efficient by capturing higher-dimensional patterns that classical systems miss.

Joint Economic Committee Hearing on Technology & Innovation: IonQ CEO Niccolo de Masi Addresses Quantum Opportunities & Innovation

Projections and Order Effects

A Quantum Speedup for String Matching

A faster, memoryless technique for precise string matching

Generating High Resolution Digits on Quantum Computers

IonQ's pioneering work to encode images in a quantum system

What is Hybrid Quantum Computing?

What does a hybrid quantum algorithm look like?

Improving Battery Chemistry with Quantum Computing

What will the batteries of the future look like?

Picturing the Future with Quantum-Enabled Road Sign Recognition

A picture of the future of travel

Get started with Qiskit on IonQ Hardware

Learn how to use our hardware-native gate set to run a circuit with Qiskit

Get started with Cirq on IonQ Hardware

Learn how to use our hardware-native gate set to run a circuit with Cirq

How To Read an Algorithmic Qubits (#AQ) Chart

A guide for the perplexed

A New Approach for Accurately Simulating Larger Molecules on IonQ Computers

Learn about techniques to compress large molecules into today's NISQ trapped ion systems

How to run your first program on the IonQ cloud

Everything you need to know to get started

Welcome to your IonQ Account!

A quick tour of your new account to help you find your way around.

Comparing Quantum Computers: Metrics and Monroney

A deep-dive into two important concepts

Quantum Copulas: Quantum Entanglement Improves Risk Assessment

Learn how quantum computers can be a powerful tool for risk analysis

IonQ Aria: Practical Performance

Part one of our educational series

Algorithmic Qubits: A Better Single-Number Metric

Designing a KPI that matters for real workloads

Reconfigurable Multicore Quantum Architecture

Learn more about our Reconfigurable Multicore Quantum Architecture (RMQA)

Quantum Computing 101: Introduction, Evaluation, and Applications

A guide for those just getting started exploring quantum computing technolgy and its use cases

The Value of Classical Quantum Simulators

What is the value?

Getting Ready for Enterprise Grade Quantum Computing: Lead the Next Life Sciences Revolution

Quantum computing can revolutionize the Life Sciences industry by accelerating high-value drug discovery processes, potentially capturing a market worth $40-80B, with 90% attainable by early adopters.

Get Started with Hardware Noise Model Simulation

Use a quantum simulator that mimics the noise characteristics of real IonQ hardware

Get started with Azure Quantum and IonQ

Create an account and run your first job with Azure Quantum, Q#, and IonQ hardware

Running Machine Learning Algorithms on IonQ Computers

Expanding the possibilities of QML

Generative Quantum Machine Learning for Finance

A deep-dive into the world of quantum finance

IDC Vendor Profile | IonQ's Quantum Hardware Evolution: From Early Ion Traps to Networked Architectures

Read the IDC Vendor Profile to discover what IDC has to say about IonQ.

Hello Many Worlds in Seven Quantum Languages

You can access IonQ hardware using every major quantum framework and language

Debiasing and Sharpening

A comprehensive guide for using IonQ’s Debiasing and Sharpening

Inside a Trapped Ion Quantum Computer

How do trapped Ions perform computation?

Programming IonQ's Trapped Ion Quantum Computer

Overview of unique features of IonQ hardware and live demonstration of what we can accomplish programming IonQ hardware using Microsoft Azure

Learn Quantum: What is Quantum Computing?

Learn the basic ideas premises of quantum computing

Approaching Quantum Advantage with IonQ Quantum Computers

Learn to tackle problems using IonQ systems: image recognition and generation, multivariate data generation, speedup of Monte Carlo methods, optimization, condensed matter physics, quantum chemistry

Optimizing Automated Performance of a Quantum Computer

Automation in trapped ion systems to achieve long term stability, where quantum computer can perform at its best algorithmic fidelity while maximizing the computational uptime

Introducing IonQ Forte Enterprise and IonQ Tempo

Recording of IonQ's keynote from Quantum World Congress, September 27th, 2023. In the keynote, Peter Chapman and Jungsang Kim announce two new, commercial quantum systems and discuss customer use cases.

Applications As Performance Benchmarks for Quantum Computing

Challenges, merits and weaknesses of an application-oriented approach to benchmarking the performance of quantum computers

Supporting Diversity in Quantum Computing

Learn about the need for diversity in quantum technology space and various career path opportunities through our panelists personal stories

How Do Trapped Ion Computers Work?

A deep-dive into quantum trapped ion technology

Quantum Computers and the Future of Computing

What are the possibilities for our quantum future?

Quantum Cloud Solutions

A panel discussion of the current possibilities of a quantum-cloud hybrid solution

Enterprise Quantum Computing

A panel discussion of current enterprise use cases

IonQ’s Performance: Driving Efficiency and Unparalleled Flexibility

IonQ’s approach to performance starts with one core advantage: we use nature's perfect qubits. With high fidelity, flexible connectivity, and modular design, our systems are engineered to deliver value and scale with customers over time.

Learn Quantum: Cargo Loading Optimization

Loading cargo onto airplanes is a complex problem IonQ partnered with Airbus to solve.

Learn Quantum: What is Trapped Ion Quantum Computing?

Learn the basics about IonQ's trapped ion technology

What is Quantum Computing?

Video 1 of the IonQ 'Learn Quantum' explainer series

IonQ’s Enterprise-Grade Capabilities: Meeting Real-World Needs

IonQ’s enterprise-grade quantum computers power innovation worldwide. With sites in DC, Seattle, Toronto, and Basel, we’re building and delivering commercial systems that provide real customer value—today.

Technical Roadmap Webinar: Getting Ready for the Era of Enterprise-Grade Quantum Computers

IonQ technical leaders and experts give an overview of the technology roadmap and strategy that will power IonQ Forte Enterprise and Tempo.

Learn Quantum: How Does Quantum Computing Work?

Learn the basics of how quantum computing works

Quantum is Now: Building a Large Global Quantum Business

IonQ took center stage at Quantum World Congress 2024 with a presentation by President and CEO Peter Chapman and Senior Vice President of Engineering and Technology Dean Kassmann.

Azure Quantum and Microsoft QDK demo

Running #Q program on a cloud simulator and on IonQ quantum hardware via Azure Quantum

IonQ's Scale: Architecture that Enables Expansive Growth

IonQ’s approach to scale relies on making engineering and architectural decisions that support performance at large qubit counts. IonQ’s strategy for scaling takes advantage of multicore operation and photonically interconnected systems.

IonQ Technology & Performance Updates: Milestones on the Path to Commercial Advantage

Watch this exclusive webinar (June 2024) where IonQ dives into the latest updates around their key technology pillars: Performance, Scale, and Enterprise-Grade quantum computing.

Learn Quantum: Machine Learning Image Recognition Application

Webinar: IonQ’s Full-Stack Quantum Innovation

In this technical deep dive, IonQ leadership and technical experts discussed the latest innovations across our quantum technology stack, as well as real-world customer applications driving our recent commercial momentum and enabling our future roadmap.

Webinar: IonQ’s Path to Large-Scale, Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing

IonQ announced its intention to acquire @OxfordIonics, accelerating our ability to deliver the world’s most powerful fault-tolerant quantum computers with 2 million physical qubits and 80,000 logical qubits by 2030.

Lecture Series: Introduction to Quantum Computers

A two part lecture series, taught by the scientists and engineers developing IonQ's quantum computers, designed to teach the fundamentals of how IonQ uses ions to perform quantum computation.

Lecture Series: Introduction to Quantum Programming

A four part lecture series, taught by IonQ scientists, designed as an introduction to the fundamentals of quantum programming. Explore topics including quantum algorithms, quantum circuit design and applying these concepts to chemistry problems.

Learn Quantum Explainer Video Series

A four-part series on the basics of quantum computing and IonQ's ion trap technology