Intel signs deal to acquire quantum software maker Classiq

Intel has signed a definitive agreement to acquire quantum software company Classiq, the chipmaker announced. If the deal closes, Intel says Classiq’s application-development platform would join its quantum software, silicon spin-qubit hardware and semiconductor-manufacturing work.

The acquisition is still pending. Intel expects it to close in the first half of 2027, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions, but says both the timing and completion remain uncertain. Until then, Intel and Classiq will continue to operate as separate, independent companies.

The companies’ proposed full-stack platform would combine Intel’s quantum-software tools, scalable silicon spin-qubit technology and manufacturing expertise with Classiq’s automated quantum-algorithm synthesis platform. Classiq’s software acts as a high-level abstraction layer: users describe the function they want, and the platform automates conversion of that model into an optimized quantum circuit. Intel says the software is designed to work across different qubit types and hardware systems.

After closing, Intel says it plans to preserve Classiq’s existing multi-platform integrations and hardware-agnostic approach. The company claims the combination would turn its Quantum Computing Group into a full-stack quantum business, add quantum processing units to its compute portfolio and help broaden adoption of quantum computing. Those outcomes have not been independently established.

Intel did not disclose financial terms in its announcement. It also did not name the regulators or jurisdictions whose approvals will be required, and it set no definitive closing date beyond its first-half 2027 expectation.