SEALSQ Corp and GlobalFoundries have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to co-develop secure semiconductor platforms, post-quantum cryptography (PQC) infrastructure, and advanced quantum computing technologies. The multi-year framework links GlobalFoundries’ commercial chip fabrication capabilities with SEALSQ’s expertise in hardware-based certified security and PQC-ready silicon architectures. The joint engineering roadmap is segmented into three strategic tracks: designing pre-certified PQC security IP hard macro blocks and Chiplet Hardware Security Modules (CHSM) alongside GF subsidiary MIPS to establish a hardware-level root of trust; co-developing custom cryoelectronic ASICs within a specialized CryoCMOS ecosystem to operate at the ultra-low sub-Kelvin temperatures required to stabilize fragile quantum processing units; and routing manufacturing through GlobalFoundries’ established U.S. and European cleanrooms to support sovereign and trusted supply chain alignment.
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By shifting essential quantum control systems out of laboratory environments and directly into high-volume semiconductor platforms, the partnership drives immediate commercial readiness across automotive, defense, and IoT ecosystems threatened by quantum decryption strategies. Highlighting how the convergence of these disciplines reshapes digital defense frameworks, Carlos Moreira, CEO of SEALSQ, stated: “A shared long-term vision between GF and SEALSQ is that semiconductors, cybersecurity, Post-Quantum Cryptography, and quantum computing are converging into a single technology ecosystem.” Underscoring the focus on securing commercial-scale processing infrastructure, Nicholas Sergeant, vice president of Quantum Technology Solutions at GF, concluded: “This partnership is about building the foundation for the quantum era: trusted digital infrastructure secured by Post-Quantum Cryptography and the semiconductor technologies that will enable future quantum computing systems.”