MoU for a Swiss Post-Quantum Semiconductor and Cybersecurity Center

Global leaders in cybersecurity, digital identity and IoT have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a Post-Quantum Semiconductor and Cybersecurity Center.

The trio including WISeKey International, a global leader in cybersecurity, digital identity and IoT, its subsidiary, SEALSQ Corp and The Republic and Canton of Jura will enter a public-private partnership.

The proposed Jura Center represents an indicative investment of approximately CHF 40-60 million over a period of six years. The initiative is intended to establish a strategic Swiss capability for the design, personalisation, testing and secure provisioning of next-generation post-quantum semiconductor technologies.

At the heart of the project will be SEALSQ’s QS7001 Quantum Shield, a secure semiconductor designed to implement post-quantum cryptographic algorithms standardised by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology, including ML-KEM and ML-DSA.

The Jura Center is expected to establish capabilities for cryptographic root-of-trust injection, secure firmware personalization, testing and certification, complemented progressively by ASIC design capabilities.

The project seeks to transfer skills deeply rooted in Jura’s watchmaking and microtechnology industries – including precision, quality control and traceability – into secure semiconductor personalisation, aiming to create 40 direct jobs within two years.