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Shipping Schedule

This is a Pre-Order product which is not yet shipping.  If you're uncomfortable waiting until the development 
is complete and the product is shipped, do NOT pre-order this product. Perhaps undesirable, but this is a 
pre-order market.  Customers flatly demand to get in line for the new technology before it's finished 
development.  This has created a lot of drama for the manufacturers but it's something we simply have 
to deal with.  All manufacturers in this space have experienced some degree of delay with their first 
generation ASIC.  Every last one of them, so we're reluctant to give a specific delivery date.  
However, this is our second generation, so we have much greater clarity on the process and we feel our 
timeline to begin shipments towards the end of the year is solid.

Here's a breakdown of the timeline.

+ We're now in at the final stage of development (Tapeout) and are sending wafers into production at the 
foundry in the next few weeks[/b]

+ Foundry production takes 10 weeks

+ Bumping, Slicing & BGA packaging takes approximately 2 weeks

+ Initial shipments begin and ramp up to full capacity over the following 3 weeks

Since this is our 2nd generation ASIC chip, we're free from the pitfalls sometimes associated with a first generation 
design. Testing systems, Bumping masks, Substrates & under fill engineering are all carryovers from our last version 
of the chip, so they're ready for high volume production once the wafers are ready. The importance of this can't be 
overstated when considering schedule certainty.  Nevertheless, please do not purchase this product if you are 
unwilling to wait for the product to complete its development. 

Pre-Order Terms: This is a pre-order. 28nm ASIC bitcoin mining hardware products 
are shipped according to placement in the order queue, and delivery may take 3 months or more after order.
All sales are final.

Pre-Order Terms: This is a pre-order. 28nm ASIC bitcoin mining hardware 
products are shipped according to placement in the order queue, and delivery may 
take 3 months or more after order. All sales are final.