# HRL Laboratories

> US industrial R&D laboratory acquired by IBM in August 2026.

## Why it is interesting

Its silicon-spin qubit engineering gives IBM an additional quantum hardware technology alongside superconducting processors.

## Profile

- **Latest funding:** Not publicly disclosed
- **Latest known valuation:** Not publicly disclosed
- **Total disclosed equity funding:** Not publicly disclosed
- **Stage:** acquired
- **Status:** acquired
- **Industries:** quantum-computing
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-26

## Key facts

- Acquired by IBM on August 26, 2026; transaction value undisclosed
- Previously jointly owned by Boeing and General Motors
- Expertise in silicon-spin qubits, quantum sensing and materials

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**Last updated:** October 26, 2026

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