At this point, hardware crypto engines are a "must have" feature for many purchasers. Their desire for performance outweighs concerns about malicious actors backdooring the crypto engine.
And if the crypto engine is compromised, how little/great of a leap is it to believe there is microcode to backdoor a general OS or crypto library?
And if the crypto engine is compromised, how little/great of a leap is it to believe there is microcode to backdoor a general OS or crypto library?