French firm SealsQ is working with L5 Cartronics, an Indian electronics design and manufacturing company, to develop secure connectivity modules for IoT applications.

The collaboration combines L5’s expertise in precision clocking, power and interfaces, and large-scale production with SealsQ’s hardware security technology through the integration of a SealsQ secure element die into L5’s multi-package module architecture. This approach enables a highly integrated, cost-efficient method for scale manufacturing. L5’s proprietary active EMI management technology serves as a key element of compliance standards set by various bodies such as STQC for the joint offering.

The first outcome of the collaboration will be the development of a compact, cost-effective secure module for high-volume IoT deployments. The companies expect this module to support broad OEM adoption across security- and compliance-driven applications. The companies aim to provide OEMs with a turnkey module that combines wireless connectivity and embedded hardware security without increasing system complexity.

The module will help device manufacturers securely provision cryptographic identities, authenticate devices, protect sensitive credentials and establish trusted communications with cloud platforms throughout the product lifecycle. SealsQ will participate in both initial hardware deployment and ongoing device lifecycle security management.

The initial focus will be on smart cameras requiring trusted device identities and secure cloud connectivity, and smart metering infrastructure, where secure authentication, device integrity and lifecycle management are essential for utility deployments.

It has been designed to help manufacturers reduce costs while simplifying integration and accelerating product certification and time to market, key factors for large-scale IoT rollouts.

“Hardware security is becoming a fundamental requirement for connected devices,” said Fabien Treillaud, sales director at SealsQ. “By embedding our secure element die into L5 Cartronics’ innovative multi-package module, we are enabling OEMs to integrate strong security with minimal impact on cost, size and design complexity.”

Narendar Venugopal, CEO of L5 Cartronics, added: “Our partnership with SealsQ represents a powerful convergence of elite hardware security and cutting-edge silicon architecture. By combining our specialised IP with SealsQ’s proven secure element, we are delivering a highly integrated multi-chip package that solves critical system-level vulnerabilities right at the silicon layer.”

L5 Cartronics (www.l5cartronics.com) is an Indian electronics design and manufacturing company specialising in embedded systems, wireless connectivity and electronic modules for automotive, industrial and IoT markets. SealsQ (www.sealsq.com) is an innovator in post-quantum technology hardware and software.