Embedded Executive Podcast Embedded Executive: The Latest On the Chips Act | PQSecure
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Feb 4, 2026 Reza Azarderakhsh, Founder and CEO of PQSecure, translates post-quantum cryptography standards into silicon-ready cryptographic IP. He discusses CHIPS Act focus on domestic cryptographic IP and supply chain security. He covers engineering challenges of implementing PQC in silicon, how to start PQC hardware design, the need for updatable silicon, and timelines and standards for PQC adoption.
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Crypto IP Is Strategic Infrastructure
- Cryptographic IP is foundational, not peripheral, for secure boot, key management, and hardware root of trust.
- Designing that IP outside the U.S. introduces long-term strategic and supply-chain risk.
NIST Made PQC Real
- NIST standardization moved post-quantum cryptography from research into actionable engineering requirements.
- PQC algorithms are more compute-heavy and more sensitive to implementation flaws than classical crypto.
Engage Experts For Secure PQC Silicon
- Work with specialized vendors to translate PQC into silicon RTL with power, side-channel, and fault protections.
- Validate implementations in FPGA/ASIC or SoC hardware-software co-design to avoid costly flaws.