Post-Quantum Cryptography Incorporated into SoCs via eFPGA

July 27, 2026 -

Unlike hard-wired security engines, PQC algorithm mapped into eFPGA fabric claims to avoid costly silicon re-spins.

By Majeed Ahmad, EE Times

Post-quantum cryptography (PQC)—seeking a place in modern system-on-chip (SoC) designs—has found a new venue: embedded FPGA (eFPGA). Unlike traditional cryptographic engines implemented in fixed silicon, which typically require expensive silicon re-spins as security standards evolve, this design arrangement employs eFPGA to implement PQC IP through a new bitstream.

QuickLogic, a supplier of eFPGA hard IP, has joined hands with PQC IP core supplier PQSecure to incorporate PQC as a reprogrammable function within SoCs using its eFPGA Hard IP fabric. PQSecure’s CRYSTAL-1000C PQC IP core—targeting NIST-finalized standards FIPS 203 (ML-KEM) and FIPS 204 (ML-DSA)—has been placed and routed within eFPGA IP cores and then implemented into an SoC design.

“This collaboration demonstrates the perfect use case for eFPGA Hard IP,” said Trey Peterson, field applications engineer at QuickLogic. “We’ve proven that a reprogrammable solution works seamlessly today while leaving the flexibility to adapt tomorrow.”

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