really? this is interesting... a new turn of events it seems. Have a link? wouldn't the level of N determine just how much higher the memory requirement needs to be? Perhaps it's true though..... where is the link and who is the company... if knc were saying it then i guess we could take that at face value. I guess if they can produce asics for high N factor algos then that's another anti asic avenue closed down.
Anyway post the link so we can have a look... thanks.
http://blissdevices.comNeon mines any Scrypt-based currency and supports configurable parameters that address adaptive algorithms for future coins.
It's debatable if the company is legit and going to deliver but I've heard some other asic companies are thinking about doing the same thing.
http://www.reddit.com/r/scryptmining/comments/20x6r0/bliss_devices_announces_new_prices_on_scrypt/cg8xcd6Our chip supports configurable N parameters which allows it to mine N-factor scrypt up to N=262144, which is still about 35 years away.