Intel CEO Touts Quantum-CPU Hybrid as IonQ Tests Error-Correction Decoder

IonQ announced an end-to-end real-time quantum error correction decoder that runs on a single standard central processing unit, eliminating the classical decoding delays that previously forced quantum hardware to pause during operations. The company verified the decoder across circuits simulating up to 408 logical qubits and more than 31.5 million quantum operations. IonQ also said its Superion 256 quantum computer will serve as the first on-premise quantum deployment at NVIDIA's Accelerated Quantum Research Center, linking directly to an NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 system via NVIDIA NVQLink. Shares of the quantum computing company jumped 4.8% in the morning session and were trading at $42.79, up 4.9% from the previous close. The stock is down 8.5% since the beginning of the year and trades 47.9% below its 52-week high of $82.09 from October 2025.

IonQ announced it successfully developed and tested what it calls the industry's first end-to-end real-time quantum error correction decoder running on a single standard off-the-shelf central processing unit, sending its shares up 12% in morning trading. The news lifted the broader quantum computing trade, with QTUM, the largest ETF tracking the sector at about $5.7 billion in assets, up 41% year to date. IonQ was the top trending ticker on the Yahoo Finance platform following the announcement. The decoder addresses one of quantum computing's central obstacles, the errors that make current systems unsuitable for commercialization, and is seen as a significant step forward for the industry. The discussion also noted that IBM has made quantum a major part of its technological push and plans to spin off its quantum unit, while government investment in the field continues.

B. Riley Securities is maintaining bullish ratings on IonQ, D-Wave Quantum and Rigetti Computing ahead of Quantum World Congress, betting that a shift in government policy from pure research toward commercialization could open a more meaningful revenue path for the quantum-computing sector. The firm kept Buy ratings with price targets of $100 for IonQ, $40 for D-Wave and $35 for Rigetti. Analyst Craig Ellis pointed to the Department of Energy's From Lab to Market session at the September 23-25 conference as a sign that federal policy may increasingly focus on moving quantum technologies into commercial applications. The event will also feature a two-hour National Quantum Updates session with more than 10 governments, participation from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and back-to-back keynotes from Microsoft and IBM. B. Riley's thesis is sector-wide, but the report provides no fresh revenue forecasts, cash-flow estimates, technical milestones or new valuation work behind the three price targets, leaving the stocks dependent on long-term expectations rather than near-term financial evidence.