[2018-01-05]Bitmain Urgent Order 100k 12nm Chips From TSMC In 2018

[hl5460]

According to Digitimes, TSMC has received an urgent order from Bitmain for 100k 12nm HPC (high performance computing) chips at the beginning of 2018. 10k chips will be delivered every month in Q1 2018 and more in Q2.

HPC is a the key element for the development of advanced technology applications such as artificial intelligence, AR / VR and bitcoin mining equipment. Previous report indicates that order from Bitmain has overtaken Hisilicon in terms of 10nm chips in December 2017. Hisilicon is the provider of Kirin chips for Huawei, the largest mobile phone producer in China now.



http://news.8btc.com/bitmain-urgent-order-100k-12nm-chips-from-tsmc-in-2018

[veleten]

I smell a new ,better tech process ASICS coming this year
maybe I'm just a wishful thinker,but anything will be better than s9
in terms of reliability,this will also force other companies like Canaan or Ebang to step up their game
and possibly come up with a new machine of their own

[eckmar]

In my mind they should focus on sustaining current demand rather than developing new chips. It's better for everyone, more profit for them and more miners for us, everybody ends up happy

[Megaquake]

Could this change everything?

https://www.chinamoneynetwork.com/2018/01/05/beijing-considers-policies-potentially-ban-bitcoin-mining-china