Re: CoinTerra announces its first ASIC - Hash-Rate greater than 500 GH/s
Hashfast is also a generation behind Cointerra..
Hashfast SHOULD be out faster, since the cost/GH is much much higher.
Anyways, I want Hashfast to succeed because I"m invested in Icedrill, but this comparison is dumb.. they aren't competing in the same market.
You don't see us waving around eruptor blades, "hey look, friedcat delivered wayyy before you guys!"
Hashfast SHOULD be out faster, since the cost/GH is much much higher.
Anyways, I want Hashfast to succeed because I"m invested in Icedrill, but this comparison is dumb.. they aren't competing in the same market.
You don't see us waving around eruptor blades, "hey look, friedcat delivered wayyy before you guys!"
Comparing the two companies' 3rd gen 28nm ASICs is a perfectly valid exercise. Friedcat is irrelevant, because his blades are 1st gen.
Please provide factual evidence to support your opinion that "Hashfast is a generation behind Cointerra."
Oh wait, you can't. Do you even understand what a "generation" means in the context of ASICs?
HashFast is much further along with their 4th gen, sub-28nm chip than Cointerra:
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http://www.coindesk.com/hashfast-tapes-out-400-ghsec-28-nm-mining-chip/
Published on September 9, 2013
[HashFast] is already well into development for its second-generation chip, which uses a FinFet design. FinFet uses 3D structures, in which the microscopic transistors on the chip rise above the planar substrate on the chip. This gives them more volume than a traditional transistor gate, which enables them to conduct electricity more effectively, reducing the necessary voltage and increasing switching performance. The result is a faster, lower-power chip. Its the most aggressive design available in our time schedules, said Barber, who believes hell be taping out this chip in the fourth quarter. He wouldnt say what process node the design used, but CoinDesk notes that last year, TSMC announced plans for a 16 nm FinFet capability in early 2014.
Published on September 9, 2013
[HashFast] is already well into development for its second-generation chip, which uses a FinFet design. FinFet uses 3D structures, in which the microscopic transistors on the chip rise above the planar substrate on the chip. This gives them more volume than a traditional transistor gate, which enables them to conduct electricity more effectively, reducing the necessary voltage and increasing switching performance. The result is a faster, lower-power chip. Its the most aggressive design available in our time schedules, said Barber, who believes hell be taping out this chip in the fourth quarter. He wouldnt say what process node the design used, but CoinDesk notes that last year, TSMC announced plans for a 16 nm FinFet capability in early 2014.
Cointerra has barely hired the team for theirs, while HashFast should tape-out in a month or two.
