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Intel Unveils 5,000x Faster Encryption Chip at IEEE

3/10/2026

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  • Intel unveiled its fully homomorphic encryption chip, Heracles, capable of accelerating FHE tasks up to 5,000 times.
  • The claim was presented at the IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference in San Francisco.
  • The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency funds hardware efforts for FHE.
  • Niobium Microsystems and Optalysys are developing FHE accelerators, with Niobium aiming for the first commercially viable chip.