Intel announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Classiq, also referred to as ClassIQ, with the purchase price reportedly approximately $2.3 billion. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2027, and Intel aims to build a full-stack quantum computing business.
Intel announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Classiq, which develops software for quantum computing. Classiq provides a platform that automatically generates circuits without the software itself being dependent on specific quantum hardware.
The acquisition price was not included in Intel’s announcement materials, but reports put it at approximately $2.3 billion (approximately ¥360 billion). The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2027, and Intel plans to maintain interoperability with multiple platforms after the acquisition.
Intel aims to combine Classiq’s technology with its own spin-qubit manufacturing technology and add QPUs to its product portfolio alongside CPUs, GPUs and ASICs. Classiq says it will maintain designs that are not affected by dependence on specific hardware.
The acquisition is subject to regulatory approval, and the two companies are expected to continue operating as independent businesses until closing.