Industrial Technology Research Institute ITRI with BTQ
ITRI and BTQ Validate QCIM Quantum Secure Chips
Strategy has brought BTQ Technologies and the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) together to develop the QCIM security chip. Since it proves hardware performance and energy efficiency in silicon, this relationship is crucial to commercial readiness. Direct memory processing of data aims to advance post-quantum cryptography systems beyond performance and power limits.
Specific technological standards are required to provide quantum-resistant infrastructure for critical businesses like finance and telecommunications. This project is coordinated with others to ensure the final product is fully integrated and ready for use. International networks should be protected from large-scale quantum computing's new threats.
Post-Quantum Security Turning Point
As the world prepares for large-scale quantum computing, quantum-resistant infrastructure is in high demand. BTQ and Industrial Technology Research Institute will test the QCIM chip's next-generation security features to combat these threats.
This validation process measures the chip's real-world performance, focusing on speed and power consumption. The teams created these benchmarks to guide safe, scalable cryptographic computing and product development.
The CIM Innovation
QCIM is an alternative to typical semiconductor architectures. As security requirements increase, typical systems move data between memory and the CPU, limiting power and performance.
To execute cryptographic activities near data storage, QCIM was established. BTQ and Industrial Technology Research Institute use “compute-in-memory” software to improve post-quantum cryptography (PQC) workload management. Expect this design change to:
Validating solutions early in the product cycle reduces development risk.
Quicken system integration engineering decisions. Industry standards for silicon-level performance and energy efficiency.
The ITRI programme
The ITRI initiative is part of BTQ's end-to-end commercialization strategy. Industrial Technology Research Institute promotes BTQ's relationship with South Korean hardware-level security pioneer ICTK while focusing on early-stage silicon validation and architectural benchmarks.
The ICTK cooperation aims to construct a fully functional, commercially deployable post-quantum chipset for downstream development. This comprises system-level integration, packaging, and mass production. ITRI helps BTQ test its core technology before ICTK implements it for mass market.
Leadership Viewpoint
BTQ Technologies CEO Olivier Roussy Newton recommended applying theory to practice. As governments and businesses prepare for the post-quantum future, security requirements are rising swiftly, but adoption requires practical, efficient, and deployable technology, Newton said.
Dr. Chih-Cheng Lu, Industrial Technology Research Institute's Electronic and Optoelectronic System Research Laboratories Manager, emphasized the research's technical significance. This study evaluates the feasibility, performance, and energy efficiency of compute-in-memory PQC workloads to address the high computational cost of post-quantum cryptography as quantum threats grow.
Future Applications and Industry Impact
Quantum-resistant infrastructure is needed in public and private sectors. The QCIM chip is developed for long-term security and energy efficiency in the following settings:
That includes mission-critical networks and secure communications.
Financial systems that need quick cryptographic processing.
Critical infrastructure and edge computing.
Telecommunications, biology, and defense. Read Infleqtion Inc.'s $6.2M ENCODE Project to Secure U.S. Energy Grid.
About Partners
One of the world's largest applied research companies, ITRI was founded in 1973. It helped create TSMC and UMC and put Taiwan on the map as an innovation-driven economy. This new project builds on a 2022 relationship with BTQ.
The vertically integrated quantum firm BTQ Technologies Corp. aims to connect traditional networks to the quantum internet. This full-stack platform with hardware, middleware, and post-quantum security solutions aims to give worldwide industries a “quantum advantage” with its enormous patent portfolio.














