Samsung announced ‘the industry’s first security chip equipped with post-hardware quantum cryptography (PQC)’. Interestingly, at the launch of the Galaxy S25 series, the company had already stated that these were its first devices capable of PQC thanks to the Snapragon 8 Elite, as expected.

Samsung announces new S3SSE2A chip

The new chip, called S3SSE2A, was developed by Samsung System LSI, the company’s semiconductor division, to equip mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. The company says the chip meets the security standards needed in the future when quantum computers become a reality.

With smartphones becoming an increasingly important part of people’s lives, storing sensitive information and protecting the integrity of these devices is becoming increasingly important. However, as time passes, new, stronger and more advanced threats are emerging.

In the near future, with the advent of quantum computers, security systems around the world will be put to the test. Thanks to the solution model of these new machines, existing encryption systems can become completely unusable when faced with very complex problems.

However, although these computers will not be available for purchase until at least 2030, post-quantum cryptography solutions are already needed, anticipating what may happen in the future. Samsung’s new chip comes into play at this point.

The new S3SSE2A offers post-quantum hardware encryption and according to the company’s own statements, it can protect critical data stored on the phone against threats from quantum computers. According to the company, by 2028, existing security systems may become unusable in less than 4 years.