Are you manufacturing custom ASIC for btc?

[Triton]

I know of someone who is in China but he's very unfamiliar with the details as his partner does most of the dealings with the manufacturer. He's building his own ASIC farm.

Does anyone know how much it'll cost ( i know different functionalities have different costs but a range would be good) and how long to manufacture in China (if you have experience?)

[Triton]

Anyone?

[jurastm]

I had to try find out real manufacturers or person, who can create chips like avalon.
after that my opinion is:
1. the most important is scheme of chip. this is main property. doesn't matter where you are located,if you want to make your own chip, you need few hardware engineers.
2. If you want scheme of chip, than buy ticket "Your town" - Shenzhen - Taipei. Most manufacturers located in Shenzhen and Taiwan.
3. You should to push manufacturer to sign "agreement of nondisclosure information". But, honestly in China it doesn't matter.
Definitely, its need a lot of human and financial resources.

If you want to buy chips, and assemble your ASIC, its much more easy (but not so profitability)... check taobao, mining in China is very popular now. I'm sure that many Chinese hardware talents are creating right now chips like avalon or BFL.

Have any questions, PM me