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Investing.com -- SEALSQ Corp (NASDAQ:LAES) stock rose 13% after the company unveiled its Quantum Shield QS7001, a secure chip that embeds NIST-standardized Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) algorithms directly at the hardware level.
The semiconductor and PQC solutions provider announced that the chip will be officially launched in mid-November 2025, following its debut at the IQT Quantum+AI 2025 Conference in New York City. According to the company, the Quantum Shield QS7001 integrates PQC algorithms ML-KEM and ML-DSA directly in silicon, providing 10× performance gains and stronger security features.
SEALSQ’s new chip comes as quantum computing increasingly threatens traditional public-key cryptography systems used across defense, healthcare, energy, and connected devices. In August 2024, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) finalized Post-Quantum Cryptography standards to counter these threats, with U.S. mandates requiring PQC adoption by 2030.
The company positions itself among fewer than ten companies worldwide to have achieved the highest levels of international security certification, including Common Criteria EAL5+ and FIPS 140-3. SEALSQ has protected more than 1.75 billion devices globally, according to company statements.
Carlos Moreira, CEO of SEALSQ, stated, "By embedding post-quantum cryptography directly in hardware, this chip aims to set a new paradigm of trust and protection, securing sovereign infrastructure, healthcare, energy systems, and connected devices against the coming quantum threat."
The company expects to make QVault TPM variants of the chip available starting in the first half of 2026.
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