Now you're just spewing BS, Mabsark. eASIC is known for its quick turnaround time which is more like 4 weeks than 4 months in the grim picture you are painting. We'll have sample chips before October and you can quote me on this if I'm wrong.
From the second post in this thread:
What are the current plans for chip development?ActiveMining is in the process of gathering necessary funds for paying NRE costs on its 28nm chip. We hope these funds to be gathered soon, so that chip production can start as soon as possible. Estimated dates after NRE payment are:
- Chip samples delivered in 9 weeks;
- Low-volume chip production starting in 12 weeks, using an e-beam process;
- Normal volume chip production starting in 16-18 weeks.
If NRE costs were paid on the 4th of August when Ken visited eASIC and no delays, the samples should arrive 12th of October. Allowing for delays in payment of the NRE costs, delays in production and shipping and time for assembling devices, the beginning of November is a good estimate for those samples. Add another month for low volume production which gives beginning of December. Add another month or two for normal volume production and you get the beginning of February before ActM is mass producing miners.