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June 17, 2026 -
Combining analog security IP and digital cryptographic IP for comprehensive defense
Cambridge, UK. Agile Analog, the analog security IP specialist, has announced a collaboration with Xiphera, the hardware-based cryptographic solutions expert. The integration of Agile Analog’s agileSecure anti-tamper sensor IP and Xiphera’s digital cryptographic IP cores creates a unified defense solution for the next generation of semiconductor security. This is particularly important as the industry transitions to Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC).
According to Chris Morrison, VP Product Marketing at Agile Analog: "As the industry prepares for the post-quantum era, we can no longer afford to view digital cryptography and physical security as separate silos. SoC designers face an increasingly complex threat landscape, demanding security solutions that are both secure and easy to integrate. Our collaboration with Xiphera addresses this challenge. By pairing their cryptographic modules with our configurable process-portable analog security IP, we are giving customers a comprehensive defense solution, and meeting the growing security and system-level protection requirements in modern semiconductor designs.”
“Customers look for trusted technology partners that can provide solutions for multiple layers of security architecture,” says Tommi Lampila, CRO at Xiphera. He continues, “By combining our expertise, we are able to help our customers build comprehensive cryptographic and fault protection solutions for their semiconductor designs.”
Xiphera's PQC algorithms offer essential, mathematically robust protection against future quantum threats. While cryptographic algorithms protect data and communications, semiconductor devices must also be protected against physical attacks and tampering. Combining Xiphera's quantum-resistant cryptographic IP with Agile Analog's anti-tamper sensor IP provides a comprehensive security approach for modern semiconductor designs. Integrating Xiphera's quantum-resistant digital logic with Agile Analog's real-time analog glitch and tamper detection helps strengthen protection at both the digital and physical levels.
Chris Morrison from Agile Analog concludes: "A truly secure semiconductor design requires safeguarding both the digital and physical domains. Robust digital cryptography is the foundation of data protection, but further protections are needed against physical manipulation of the underlying silicon. By combining Xiphera’s world-class cryptographic IP with our advanced analog glitch and tamper detectors, we eliminate these vulnerabilities. Together, we provide designers with a complete, multi-layered security subsystem that protects chips from both remote cyber threats and direct physical attacks."
About Agile Analog
Agile Analog is transforming the world of analog IP with Composa™, its innovative, highly configurable, multi-process analog IP technology. Headquartered in Cambridge, UK, with a growing number of customers across the globe, Agile Analog has developed a unique way to automatically generate analog IP that meet the customer’s exact specifications for any foundry and on any process, from legacy nodes right up to the leading edge.
The company provides a wide-range of novel analog IP and subsystems for data conversion, power management, IC monitoring and security IP, with applications including; data centers/HPC, IoT, AI and security. The digitally wrapped and verified solutions can be seamlessly integrated, significantly reducing complexity, time and costs, helping to accelerate innovation in semiconductor design. For more information visit: www.agileanalog.com
About Xiphera
Xiphera provides hardware-based security solutions with strong cryptographic expertise. By implementing cryptographic algorithms directly in hardware, Xiphera reduces security risks, protects critical data, and ensures systems function as intended in demanding environments. Xiphera's portfolio includes over 30 IP cores used across industrial, telecommunications, data centres, defence, space, and other security-critical applications. As a Finnish-founded, European-owned company, Xiphera delivers trusted security designed and developed in Europe.
To learn more about Xiphera’s solutions, visit www.xiphera.com.