Geneva, Switzerland, May 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SEALSQ Corp (NASDAQ: LAES) ("SEALSQ" or "Company"), a company that focuses on developing and selling Semiconductors, PKI, and Post-Quantum technology hardware and software products, today announced the successful integration of IC’Alps into its semiconductor and post-quantum technology ecosystem. This milestone significantly strengthens SEALSQ’s chip design and ASIC development capabilities while reinforcing Europe’s strategic objective of technological sovereignty and semiconductor independence. The acquisition and integration of IC’Alps represents a key step in SEALSQ’s long-term strategy to accelerate the development of secure semiconductor technologies for artificial intelligence, IoT, satellite communications, defense, and post-quantum cybersecurity applications. At a time when geopolitical tensions, supply chain disruptions, and escalating cybersecurity threats are reshaping global technology priorities, independent chip design capabilities in Europe have become a strategic necessity. Semiconductor design is now widely recognized as a critical pillar of digital sovereignty, enabling regions to reduce dependency on foreign technologies while ensuring the security, resilience, and integrity of digital infrastructure. By integrating IC’Alps’ advanced ASIC engineering expertise, SEALSQ strengthens Europe’s capacity to design and control sovereign semiconductor technologies within Europe, aligned with broader continental initiatives aimed at reinforcing technological autonomy and strategic resilience. IC’Alps, recognized for its expertise in ASIC design, low-power architectures, and customized semiconductor engineering, now operates as a core component of SEALSQ’s European semiconductor innovation platform. This integration expands SEALSQ’s end-to-end chip development capabilities, spanning secure architecture and chip design through post-quantum implementation and industrial deployment. “This successful integration meaningfully enhances our semiconductor engineering capacity and reinforces our commitment to Europe’s technological independence,” said Carlos Moreira, CEO of SEALSQ. “In today’s geopolitical environment, mastering semiconductor design is no longer only an industrial objective, it is a matter of sovereignty, security, and economic resilience. Europe must secure its ability to design and control the critical technologies powering