Re: BITMAIN launches 4th generation Bitcoin mining ASIC: BM1385
Before anyone gets too excited over this development I would wait until you know what the die size is and the operating frequency at quoted power consumption.
I am surprised that they say that full custom poses a higher 'risk' - that's only true for very complex chips like cpu's, not for the very simple (and I mean very simple) functions found in SHA256.
Good luck to them though, anything that puts a spanner in the works of KNC or 21 has to be welcomed.
I am surprised that they say that full custom poses a higher 'risk' - that's only true for very complex chips like cpu's, not for the very simple (and I mean very simple) functions found in SHA256.
Good luck to them though, anything that puts a spanner in the works of KNC or 21 has to be welcomed.
Well when you're considering laying down nearly 8 figure sums without seeing the chip work first, you better be damn sure its going to work.
Oh, and 'nearly eight figures'
? If Bitmain spend really nearly $10,000,000 NRE for this 28nm ASIC they either have very well paid designers or were completely robbed by TSMC for the masks.
I'm talking about smaller process nodes and in huge batches. Ie its a safer bet to get not quite as good 28nm performance then risk a lot on trying something new will full custom.