# Who does IonQ pay? Who are its key suppliers?
Canonical: https://valuechain.wiki/ionq · Facet: suppliers · Updated: 2026-07-12T04:03:46.553843+00:00 · Source: ValueChain.wiki (cited money-flow graph)

**Citable summary**: IonQ's confirmed suppliers/cost counterparties include NVIDIA plus 1 undisclosed/aggregate relationship. Per the valuechain.wiki graph: 2 cost edges, backed by 2 dated sources, 1 of them primary filings (as of 2026-07-12).

### NVIDIA (low)  → /nvidia.md
- note: Builds quantum-classical hybrid workflows on NVIDIA CUDA-Q — a bridge that commercializes what quantum cannot yet solve alone by pairing it with GPUs, and a point where IonQ leans on NVIDIA's ecosystem.
- [confirms] Quantum Zeitgeist (EN, research, published 2026-01-01) https://quantumzeitgeist.com/top-trapped-ion-quantum-computing-companies/: "Uses NVIDIA CUDA-Q for hybrid quantum-classical workflows."

### 광자·이온트랩·인수 (비공개) (low)
- note: Ion-trap and photonic parts and acquisitions (Oxford, SkyWater).
- [confirms] MLQ (EN, filing, published 2026-02-01) https://mlq.ai/stocks/IONQ/q2-2025-earnings/: "Ion-trap and photonic parts and acquisitions (Oxford, SkyWater)."

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