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Quantum, but make it chip business
GlobalFoundries just signed a strategic memorandum of understanding with SEALSQ to work on post-quantum cryptography and quantum computing technologies. Translation: the company wants a seat at the table before the quantum era turns today’s encryption into yesterday’s garage-door code.
What they’re actually building
The partnership covers a few meaty buckets:
- pre-certified PQC security IP blocks and Chiplet Hardware Security Module components, with help from MIPS
- cryogenic CMOS work for quantum computing, including cryoelectronic ASICs that can operate at ultra-low temperatures
- semiconductor production pitched as trusted, traceable, and aligned with European and U.S. sovereign supply-chain priorities
That last part matters. In chip land, being “trusted” is basically the new black — and it can translate into sticky customers, government-friendly demand, and more strategic relevance for U.S. manufacturing capacity.
Why the market still hit the sell button
Even with the partnership news, GFS shares were down nearly 2% at publication. That tells you this announcement is more about long-term positioning than an immediate revenue jolt. Investors may like the storyline, but they usually want harder numbers before they start throwing confetti.
Big picture: GlobalFoundries is trying to turn its manufacturing muscle into a quantum-era moat. If the tech world really does go full post-quantum, today’s MOU could look a lot less futuristic and a lot more like early inventory on a very real trend.