Altera, which describes itself as the largest company focused solely on FPGAs, has announced that its Agilex 3 and Agilex 5 FPGA lines now support post-quantum cryptography (PQC), giving long-lifecycle systems protection against future threats posed by quantum computing. This PQC support is available immediately and is meant to give customers a security base that can keep pace with evolving standards and threats.
The Agilex 3 and Agilex 5 chips now include PQC-capable secure boot, which helps verify that only trusted configurations run on the device while guarding against quantum-related risks down the line. In addition to this secure boot feature, the chips' Secure Device Manager (SDM) offers further protections: encrypting bitstreams to safeguard intellectual property, resisting physical tampering, managing cryptographic keys, generating device-unique PUF keys, running embedded crypto operations, and enabling attestation of the platform's state.
Altera says these PQC-ready FPGAs are built to accommodate further security updates at the software and firmware level as post-quantum needs continue to develop, letting customers keep up with shifting compliance and security demands while getting more long-term value from their hardware.
Mike Fitton, Altera's VP of product and corporate marketing, noted that companies building systems meant to last need assurance that their hardware choices now can grow to meet future security demands, and that these PQC-capable Agilex chips offer a base that can be deployed now and adapted later as post-quantum standards and threats develop.
Because Agilex 3 and Agilex 5 chips are reprogrammable, customers can extend how long their products stay useful, adapting designs as security needs, workloads, interfaces, and standards shift. This gives a flexible, scalable option across many embedded and edge use cases by balancing strong performance with energy efficiency.
PQC-capable Agilex 3 and Agilex 5 chips are available for purchase now. Quartus Prime Pro Edition 26.1.1 includes a PQC software workflow that makes it easier for customers to add post-quantum protections.
Altera says these PQC-ready FPGAs are built to accommodate further security updates at the software and firmware level as post-quantum needs continue to develop, letting customers keep up with shifting compliance and security demands while getting more long-term value from their hardware.
Mike Fitton, Altera's VP of product and corporate marketing, noted that companies building systems meant to last need assurance that their hardware choices now can grow to meet future security demands, and that these PQC-capable Agilex chips offer a base that can be deployed now and adapted later as post-quantum standards and threats develop.
Because Agilex 3 and Agilex 5 chips are reprogrammable, customers can extend how long their products stay useful, adapting designs as security needs, workloads, interfaces, and standards shift. This gives a flexible, scalable option across many embedded and edge use cases by balancing strong performance with energy efficiency.
PQC-capable Agilex 3 and Agilex 5 chips are available for purchase now. Quartus Prime Pro Edition 26.1.1 includes a PQC software workflow that makes it easier for customers to add post-quantum protections.
