Quote from: Puppet on October 25, 2014, 04:56:00 PM

Thats not rocket science. AM is doing a pilot run or MPW since they expect test chips in december. BF and SP wont.

SP's RockerBox ASIC tape-out date = 13 May, 2014
SP post about receiving RockerBox ASICs = 23 July, 2014

That's the same length of time that AM will be waiting for their 28nm chips so what are you talking about? Huh

Also, that cryptonews article is a complete joke. Here's a sample from it:

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I also see that your pricing is very competitive instead of being price so high like many of the Chinese manufacturers. How were you able to make the units so cost effective?‏

Guy: We control the entire supply chain.‏
We manufacture in Israel and able to maintain quality. The mechanics are being produced in China and shipped by sea to reduce costs. In addition to ASIC and System design‏ our COO Kobi Levin is an operational wizard with‏ a lot of experience in previous companies including Solard Edge.

SP20 = 1190 / 1700 = 0.7 USD/G
AM Prisma = (1.39 * 353) / 1400 = 491 / 1400 = 0.35 USD/G

An open and shut case of SP being price competitive with those "expensive" Chinese manufactures. Roll Eyes

Also from that article:

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I greatly respect companies like yours that deliver on time‏ and do not do drawn out pre-orders that never deliver as Butterfly Labs and KNC.
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Guy: We do take pre-orders for the 2nd gen, but we 100% well deliver on time and on spec.‏
We are using the same engine, just doing process shrink.
We wont take pre-orders for the 3rd gen‏ since its higher risk a completely redesigned engine. We are taping out this week.‏
0.34 W/GHs at the ASIC level‏
0.43 W/GHs at the system level‏ both on the ASIC and on the System level‏
Very efficient DC2DC design‏ 28nm‏ not 20nm ‏
Were manufacturing at Flextronics Israel‏.

Spondoolies SP30 was not on spec at all, what's Guy talking about? Also, their simulated specs for their gen 3 ASICS are on par with AMs gen 4, 0.34 J/Gh at the ASIC level. SP taped-out a month later though and will get their chips for testing a month later too.