Post-Quantum Cryptography Incorporated into SoCs via eFPGA

As quantum computing threats grow, post-quantum cryptography (PQC) is becoming a critical component in modern chip designs. This article highlights a collaboration between QuickLogic and PQSecure, int... Read original →

Integrating NIST-standardized PQC into eFPGA marks a paradigm shift from fixed cryptographic hardware to field-reconfigurable security. Technically, this forces EDA flows, IP validation frameworks, and sub-3nm physical design methodologies to evolve for runtime algorithm swapping. Compliance-wise, with classical crypto sunsetting by 2030, firms lacking crypto-agility face exclusion from critical infrastructure supply chains and rising cyber-insurance premiums. Competitors like Microchip, AMD/Xilinx, and Taiwan, China-based ASIC vendors will likely fast-track in-house PQC hard macros or acquire security IP firms to avoid losing ground in industrial and cloud markets. Within 18 months, eFPGA-based PQC with over-the-air updates will become mandatory in aerospace, energy, and financial SoCs—while software-only or non-upgradable PQC implementations will be disqualified from high-assurance procurements.