SK Telecom said it has developed what it claims is the industry's first miniaturized quantum random number generator (QRNG) chipset for mobile phones and that the technology will soon be widely integrated in diverse industries including AI and autonomous vehicles.
The chipset is the industry's smallest QRNG (2.5 x 2.5mm). It helps accelerate data transmission and strengthens privacy by generating unpredictable and pattern-less pure random numbers that are applied in identification and certification procedures, SK said.
The chipset uses a light-emitting diode (LED) to create photons that are captured by the CMOS image sensors. The photons are then transformed to produce random numbers, making it impossible for a third party to infiltrate the system.
Since 2016, SKT, with its partners BTREE and Switzerland-based ID Quantique (IDQ), have been developing the QRNG chipset for mobile phones.
After SKT acquired IDQ in 2018, the development process gained further momentum, allowing the company to take the title as world's first producer of this state-of-the art technology
A miniaturized mobile chipset 2.5mm x 2.5mm. / Courtesy of SKT
The quantum cryptography solution is widely recognized for its implementation in Samsung Electronics' latest mid-tier smartphone the Galaxy A Quantum, which was released on May 22.
According to SKT, the Galaxy A Quantum is the first smartphone with a QRNG chipset, which drastically strengthens mobile communication security by generating random numbers based on quantum crypto technology.
In 2018, SKT and BTREE also collaborated in developing QRNG chipsets that were embedded in internet of things (loT) products and driverless vehicles. They were 5mm x 5mm. The technology was the foundation in successfully commercializing and miniaturizing the mobile QRNG chipset (2.5 x 2.5mm).
The QRNG chipset began in the form of a USB in 2016, but has evolved over the years, going through over a million test runs just for the mobile unit.
The IDQ provided the quantum random number sequence technology while BTREE was in charge of the semiconductor aspect.
BTREE, which was established in 2014, specializes in image sensors and semi-conductor chipsets and has been supplying products to leading semi-conductor manufacturers.
Currently, the company is brainstorming ways to slim down the mobile QRNG chipset to better satisfy global smartphone manufacturers.
"The width and the length of the chip are fine, but we are trying to slim down the thickness, which currently stands at 0.8mm. But we want to get it down to 0.7mm and later further down to 0.6mm as that is what the smartphone manufacturers are requesting," Tom Kim, vice president of BTREE, told reporters at the company in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province.
SKT, in cooperation with its partner companies, plans to continue expanding quantum security-based services and create new business opportunities in various areas such as 5G networks, IoT, autonomous driving and cloud computing. It also plans to supply its mobile ORNG chipsets to other global smartphone manufacturers.
"We are supplying our product to global smartphone, loT, and driverless vehicles companies," Uhm Sang-yun, country manager at IDQ, said. "We will need time to evaluate the stability of the product, but we have satisfied Samsung's standards, so we believe it could satisfy other companies as well."
The chipset is the industry's smallest QRNG (2.5 x 2.5mm). It helps accelerate data transmission and strengthens privacy by generating unpredictable and pattern-less pure random numbers that are applied in identification and certification procedures, SK said.
The chipset uses a light-emitting diode (LED) to create photons that are captured by the CMOS image sensors. The photons are then transformed to produce random numbers, making it impossible for a third party to infiltrate the system.
Since 2016, SKT, with its partners BTREE and Switzerland-based ID Quantique (IDQ), have been developing the QRNG chipset for mobile phones.
After SKT acquired IDQ in 2018, the development process gained further momentum, allowing the company to take the title as world's first producer of this state-of-the art technology
A miniaturized mobile chipset 2.5mm x 2.5mm. / Courtesy of SKT
The quantum cryptography solution is widely recognized for its implementation in Samsung Electronics' latest mid-tier smartphone the Galaxy A Quantum, which was released on May 22.
According to SKT, the Galaxy A Quantum is the first smartphone with a QRNG chipset, which drastically strengthens mobile communication security by generating random numbers based on quantum crypto technology.
In 2018, SKT and BTREE also collaborated in developing QRNG chipsets that were embedded in internet of things (loT) products and driverless vehicles. They were 5mm x 5mm. The technology was the foundation in successfully commercializing and miniaturizing the mobile QRNG chipset (2.5 x 2.5mm).
The QRNG chipset began in the form of a USB in 2016, but has evolved over the years, going through over a million test runs just for the mobile unit.
The IDQ provided the quantum random number sequence technology while BTREE was in charge of the semiconductor aspect.
BTREE, which was established in 2014, specializes in image sensors and semi-conductor chipsets and has been supplying products to leading semi-conductor manufacturers.
Currently, the company is brainstorming ways to slim down the mobile QRNG chipset to better satisfy global smartphone manufacturers.
"The width and the length of the chip are fine, but we are trying to slim down the thickness, which currently stands at 0.8mm. But we want to get it down to 0.7mm and later further down to 0.6mm as that is what the smartphone manufacturers are requesting," Tom Kim, vice president of BTREE, told reporters at the company in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province.
SKT, in cooperation with its partner companies, plans to continue expanding quantum security-based services and create new business opportunities in various areas such as 5G networks, IoT, autonomous driving and cloud computing. It also plans to supply its mobile ORNG chipsets to other global smartphone manufacturers.
"We are supplying our product to global smartphone, loT, and driverless vehicles companies," Uhm Sang-yun, country manager at IDQ, said. "We will need time to evaluate the stability of the product, but we have satisfied Samsung's standards, so we believe it could satisfy other companies as well."
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