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Microchip Adds PQC-Ready Root-of-Trust and Secure Boot Controllers

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Summary

Microchip announced the TS1800 root-of-trust controller and TS50x secure boot controllers, with hardware-accelerated post-quantum cryptography for functions including secure boot, firmware updates, attestation and signature verification.

Key points

  • The TS1800 provides an external Platform Root of Trust for secure boot, firmware updates, attestation and certificate handling.
  • Microchip says the TS1800 supports hardware-accelerated ML-DSA, LMS verification and ML-KEM.
  • The TS50x focuses on PQC and classic-cryptography signature verification for firmware booting from SPI Flash, holding the main chipset in reset until verification succeeds.
  • The TS50x hybrid approach is intended to support retrofits from ECC to PQC.
  • The TS1800 uses an Arm Cortex-M4F processor operating at up to 192 MHz and adds USB 2.0 for firmware updates.
  • Both product lines are available through Microchip's TrustFLEX platform and align with NIST SP 800-193 guidelines, according to the announcement.

Article Details

Event Type
Microchip Technology expanded its Trust Shield lineup with the TS1800 Platform Root of Trust controller and TS50x secure boot controller.
Impact
The controllers provide hardware-accelerated post-quantum cryptography for functions including secure boot, firmware updates, attestation, and certificate handling. Microchip says they support alignment with NIST SP 800-193, the European Cyber Resilience Act, and CNSA 2.0, and can help organizations retrofit systems from ECC to PQC.

People

Nuri DagdevirenMicrochip corporate vice president of its secure computing group; commented on the challenges of implementing post-quantum cryptography and the company's PQC-readiness efforts.

Vendors

Microchip TechnologyMicrochip Technology expanded its Trust Shield lineup with the TS1800 Platform Root of Trust controller and the TS50x secure boot controller, both offering hardware-accelerated post‑quantum cryptography for secure

Products

Trust ShieldMicrochip Technology expanded its Trust Shield lineup with the TS1800 Platform Root of Trust controller and the TS50x secure boot controller, both offering hardware-accelerated post‑quantum cryptography for secureTrustFLEXThe devices support emerging mandates like the European Cyber Resilience Act and CNSA 2.0 and are available via the TrustFLEX platform to simplify PQC-ready deployments.TS1800Microchip Technology expanded its Trust Shield lineup with the TS1800 Platform Root of Trust controller and the TS50x secure boot controller, both offering hardware-accelerated post‑quantum cryptography for secureTS50xTechnology expanded its Trust Shield lineup with the TS1800 Platform Root of Trust controller and the TS50x secure boot controller, both offering hardware-accelerated post‑quantum cryptography for secure boot,

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