SEALSQ Unveils Industry’s First Hardware-Embedded Post-Quantum Chip at Q+AI 2025 Conference in New York

Geneva, Switzerland, Oct. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

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SEALSQ Corp (NASDAQ: LAES), a global leader in semiconductors and Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) solutions, today officially unveils the Quantum Shield QS7001, the first secure chip to embed NIST-standardized PQC algorithms directly at the hardware level. The chip will be officially launched in mid-November 2025, following its debut at the IQT Quantum+AI 2025 Conference in New York City, where SEALSQ’s CEO, Carlos Moreira, will deliver the keynote “AI Meets Quantum: Building Unbreakable Post-Quantum Security.”

What’s New

• Quantum Shield QS7001 integrates PQC algorithms ML-KEM (CRYSTALS-Kyber) and ML-DSA (CRYSTALS-Dilithium) directly in silicon.
• Provides 10× performance gains, stronger side-channel resistance, and advanced tamper protection.
• Built as an open hardware platform with support for custom firmware and hybrid cryptography migration.
• Official launch planned for mid-November 2025, with development kits available to customers.
• QVault TPM variants are expected to be made available starting first half of 2026.
  
  

Why It Matters

Quantum computing threatens today’s public-key cryptography, including ECC and RSA systems that are widely used across defense, healthcare, energy, industrial automation, and connected devices.
In August 2024, NIST finalized Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) standards, selecting Kyber, Dilithium, and SPHINCS+ to counter quantum threats to traditional encryption. In 2025 U.S. CNSA 2.0 and Executive Orders from the White House mandate PQC adoption by 2030, while the EU and allies plan mandatory transitions by 2026–2030 to secure critical sectors like finance, healthcare, and IoT against future quantum attacks.

In this context, the Quantum Shield QS7001 emerges as the industry’s first secure platform providing a native hardware foundation for quantum-safe security that aims to enable the deployment of compliant systems that could withstand future attacks and “Harvest now, Decrypt Later” threats.

Why SEALSQ

SEALSQ is among fewer than ten companies worldwide to have achieved the highest levels of international security certification, including Common Criteria EAL5+ and FIPS 140-3. Beyond its advanced semiconductor expertise, SEALSQ delivers end-to-end trusted services through a global network of secure personalization centers in Switzerland, France, an ongoing project in Spain, and plans for India and US. Combined with global test and certification capabilities, and a proven track record of securing more than 1.75 billion devices worldwide, SEALSQ offers a unique combination of certified hardware, trusted services, and worldwide presence, positioning the Company as a leader in post-quantum security for critical industries.