Viettel Group and Vietnam's Government Cipher Committee Unveil Security Chip ...

Vietnam's Government Cipher Committee and Viettel Group unveiled the VGC v1.0 security chip embedding a Vietnamese cryptographic algorithm into silicon, providing encryption speeds 15 times faster than software-only solutions. The chip is based on the open RISC-V architecture and aims to reduce Vietnam's dependence on imported technology by supporting applications in government, digital signatures, financial data, and critical infrastructure.

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