IA Networks Signs Mass Production Agreement for Ultra-Compact QRNG with ID Quantique

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Hyowon] IA Networks, a company specializing in image sensor packaging, announced on the 2nd that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with ID Quantique, the world’s No. 1 quantum cryptography company and an SK Telecom investment firm, to develop mass production of ultra-compact QRNG (Quantum Random Number Generator).

QRNG is the most important core technology in quantum cryptography, known as the top security technology in the 5G era. It is a chip solution that generates irregular random number patterns to create encryption keys that are fundamentally impossible to hack.

IA Networks holds patented technology that can package QRNG chips in an ultra-compact form. Since 2017, it has been conducting research and development on small module designs suitable for communication security encryption sensors, and recently completed technical verification of mass production products with ID Quantique.

ID Quantique is a Swiss quantum cryptography specialist company invested in by SK Telecom in February 2018. It is the world’s No. 1 company in quantum cryptography-related sales and patent holdings. It is advancing core quantum cryptography technologies centered on QKD (Quantum Key Distribution) and QRNG, participating as the largest supplier of QKD in the European Union’s quantum cryptography test network construction project.

Starting with this MOU, IA Networks and ID Quantique have decided to concretize comprehensive cooperation for the development and contract manufacturing of QRNG using IA Networks’ patented technology, the ‘NeoPAC 3D Thin module.’

ID Quantique plans to develop new QRNG products applying IA Networks’ packaging technology and actively pioneer the market, while IA Networks plans to proceed with mass production for the successful commercialization of these products.

An IA Networks official said, “Through three years of proactive research and development, we have acquired the technology and specifications (size and reliability standards) necessary for developing ultra-compact QRNG chips, enabling timely business cooperation with ID Quantique,” adding, “We expect to mass-produce and commercialize the smallest QRNG chip currently available through the technological collaboration of both companies.”

He continued, “To accelerate the business, we have formed a TF team (Task Force) with ID Quantique and are conducting continuous discussions,” adding, “As the quantum cryptography market grows significantly at an annual rate of 40%, and QRNG chips are widely applied not only to smartphones but also to various connected devices such as autonomous vehicles, expectations for related business growth are high.”

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