# IBM to acquire HRL Laboratories

DevFeed: [IBM to acquire HRL Laboratories](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/ibm-to-acquire-hrl-laboratories-17337.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://research.ibm.com/blog/hrl-laboratories-ibm>)

Author: Ryan Mandelbaum

Published: 2026-07-23T11:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [IBM Research](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ibm-research.md>)

Topics: [ibm](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ibm.md>), [.NET Conf](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/net-conf.md>)

Tags: [acquisition](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/acquisition.md>), [explainer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/explainer.md>), [history](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/history.md>), [ibm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ibm.md>), [quantum](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/quantum.md>), [research](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/research.md>), [science](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/science.md>), [technology](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/technology.md>)

## AI overview

IBM announced a definitive agreement to acquire HRL Laboratories, citing HRL's silicon-spin qubit expertise as complementary to IBM's quantum-computing research. The article also recounts HRL's history, including its contributions to aviation, electronics, radar, and the invention of the laser.

## Source excerpt

Exploring the storied history of HRL Laboratories, from the invention of the laser to silicon spin qubits.