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Cryptocurrency Miners Are Getting a New Custom 5nm Chip – PCMag AU
Bitmain has placed an order with TSMC for a 5nm part using its latest N5 fabrication process.
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Cryptocurrency mining has sparked huge demand for the latest graphics cards, but anyone really serious about mining crypto invests in application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs). These power-hungry compute rigs are designed specifically for the resource-intensive task, and miners are set to get a new, and more efficient 5nm ASIC option courtesy of Bitmain and TSMC.
As Tom’s Hardware reports, China’s Bitmain Technology Holding Company, which claims to hold…
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