To Be Used for IoT-based Products and Devices
SK Telecom will showcase a next-generation security chip that integrates a quantum random number generation function and a cryptographic communication function at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2023, the world's largest mobile communication exhibition.
SK Telecom announced on Feb. 20 that it has released Quantum Cryptography One Chip, which was developed in cooperation with IDQ, a subsidiary of SK Square, and KCS, a Korean security company. The ultra-light and low-power chip provides security functions to the internet of things (IoT)-based products and devices. The chip features quantum-based encryption key generation technology and physical unclonable function (PUF) technology.
SK Telecom explained that the biggest advantage of the new chip is its strong security. The company is currently in the process of obtaining security certification from the National Intelligence Service of Korea. It expects that the chip can be used for security of wall pads or defense products.
SK Telecom says that the new chip costs 30 percent less than buying one quantum random number generator chip and one cryptographic communication chip. In addition, the chip can decrease the size of a board 20 percent compared to a board with the two chips on.