Thales Powers CES*-Wins Post-Quantum Chip From Samsung Electronics

• Thales’ secure operating system (OS) supports Samsung’s security chip, which won CES 2026 ‘Best Cybersecurity Innovation’ The prize.

• The chip is the first embedded Secure Element (eSE) to be integrated post-quantum cryptography (PQC), protects devices from future quantum-enabled threats.

• Thales’ quantum-resistant software and OS enable unparalleled performance, energy efficiency and long-term data protection.

MEUDON, France – Quantum computers, with their unprecedented processing power, will eventually challenge today’s encryption standards. That’s why Thales welcomes the CES 2026 recognition awarded to a new quantum-ready security chip from Samsung Electronics’ System LSI Business, which embeds Thales’ secure operating system and large-scale data encryption libraries. This breakthrough represents a major step forward in protecting connected devices from both current cyber attacks and future threats of the quantum era.

Thales’ secure operating system (OS) supports Samsung’s security chip, winner of the CES 2026 ‘Best Cybersecurity Innovation’ Award

Thales’ robust OS enables Samsung’s award-winning security chip to deliver hardware-based, quantum-resistant protection from the moment the device is turned on. Ultimately, it ensures that encrypted data and device credentials remain secure from primitive and quantum attacks, maintaining privacy, integrity and long-term trust, even in the post-quantum world.

The risk is not only future-oriented: malicious actors can already block and store encrypted data today, waiting for the moment when quantum power arrives to decrypt it later. (“harvest now, decrypt later”). Indeed, with the expected power of quantum computing, anything protected by current standards (personal identity, sensitive information and cryptographic keys embedded in connected devices) can be exposed.

Thales’ OS and PQC libraries enable Samsung chips to perform next-generation cryptography at high speeds with reduced power and memory consumption. This confirms:

• Quantum-resistant encryption and authentication.
• High performance cryptographic operations in a very small area.
• Long-term confidentiality against “harvest now, decrypt later” attacks.

Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) is a global leader in advanced advanced technology in the fields of Defense, Aerospace and Cyber ​​& Digital. Its portfolio of innovative products and services addresses several major challenges: sovereignty, security, sustainability and inclusion.

The group invests more than 4 billion dollars a year in Research and Development in key areas, especially in critical areas, such as Artificial Intelligence, cybersecurity, quantum and cloud technologies.

Thales has more than 83,000 employees in 68 countries. In 2024, the Group generated sales of 20.6 billion euros.

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