SkyWater Launches Quantum Semiconductor Manufacturing Business

Insider Brief

• SkyWater Technology has launched SkyWater Quantum Solutions, a dedicated semiconductor supplier focused on process development, integration and manufacturing for quantum computing, networking and sensing.
• The offering combines SkyWater’s superconducting and silicon-nitride photonics platforms with heterogeneous integration and advanced packaging capabilities.
• SkyWater also announced a superconducting quantum-development program with Qolab using its SC250 platform to support Qolab’s Quantum System-in-Package development.

PRESS RELEASE — SkyWater Technology announced the launch of SkyWater Quantum Solutions, a dedicated merchant supplier offering focused on semiconductor process development, integration, and manufacturing. This unique offering will provide semiconductor solutions for quantum-computing, networking, and sensing applications.

Dr. Mihir Bhaskar will lead SkyWater Quantum Solutions as senior vice president and general manager. Prior to this role, Bhaskar was senior vice president of Research and Development at IonQ, leading advanced research and development across the company’s expanding quantum technology portfolio. Bhaskar was previously co-founder and CEO of Lightsynq Technologies, prior to its acquisition by IonQ in 2025. Lightsynq was created to develop integrated photonic interconnect technology for linking diverse quantum computing systems together.