BTQ Technologies has partnered with the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) to validate its Quantum Compute In Memory (QCIM) security chip in silicon, as announced in a press release on Wednesday.
QCIM is a cryptographic accelerator chip designed by BTQ for the post-quantum era, offering secure encryption, high performance, lower power consumption, and reduced system complexity.
The collaboration aims to evaluate the efficiency of QCIM in running post-quantum cryptography workloads, including speed and power consumption, to provide benchmarks for product development.
This validation of the QCIM program in early silicon is crucial to ensure that the chip meets performance expectations and remains reliable in real-world conditions before commercialization.
“Moving QCIM from architecture to validated silicon with the help of ITRI is a significant milestone for us,” said Olivier Roussy Newton, CEO of BTQ Technologies. “It helps us de-risk the roadmap and supports our efforts to bring quantum-secure solutions into real-world environments.”
This initiative supplements BTQ’s collaboration with ICTK to develop a production-ready post-quantum chipset.
By transitioning QCIM from research architecture to validated silicon, BTQ is one step closer to providing scalable, quantum-secure hardware for critical networks, blockchain, and financial systems.
“In response to the increasing quantum threats, this program focuses on evaluating the feasibility, performance, and energy efficiency of post-quantum cryptography workloads using compute-in-memory approaches,” said Dr. Chih-Cheng Lu, Manager of ITRI’s Electronic and Optoelectronic System Research Laboratories.