Eindhoven-based Sandgrain has announced the successful manufacturing of its SGT1001 hardware security token by X-Fab. According to the startup, the combination of these unique ID chips with its Cyberrock SaaS cloud platform provides post-quantum-ready protection for connected devices. The collaboration with X-Fab leverages the foundry’s customized 180nm XP018 platform to deliver a secure, traceable European ecosystem that safeguards IoT systems against hacking, in alignment with the upcoming EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). Reliability tests, completed in January, ensure lifetime operation, which was the final step in the formal product release.
Founded in 2019 by industry veterans, Sandgrain builds on an idea once co-conceived by Mapper. It uses a unique combination of manufacturing technologies to hard-code the identity of a chip so that it can never be altered. Each Sandgrain chip is physically unique and 1043 physically unique chips can be produced – more than there are grains of sand on the entire earth.
X-Fab’s XP018 platform is a modular 180nm high-voltage CMOS technology supporting an extended temperature range from -40 to 175 °C. It offers a broad device portfolio, including high-gain bipolar components, capacitors and a comprehensive suite of design IP, such as automotive-grade non-volatile memory solutions. This technology modularity and device and IP availability, along with the possibility for customization, make it ideal for cost-sensitive industrial and medical applications.
