Samuel K. Moore / IEEE Spectrum:
Intel unveiled its Heracles chip at ISSCC in February, saying it accelerates fully homomorphic encryption tasks up to 5,000 times faster than Intel’s best server processors.— Fully homomorphic crypto chip accelerates operations 5,000 times — Samuel K. Moore is IEEE Spectrum’s semiconductor editor. – SUMMARY
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