Topic: GekkoScience is now dabbling with 16nm ASICs for new designs - page 41. (Read 77011 times)
UPDATED NEWS - 2PAC 2xBM1384 USB STICKMINER SALES IS LIVE - https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/general-sales-closed-gekkoscience-2pac-2x-bm1384-usb-stick-miner-1718358
Pending projects:
- 20xBM1384 Pod
- 2xBF16 USB Stick
- 11xBF16 Pod
- 33xBF16 S1/3/5-compatible board
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So, a shameless plug followed by a basic announcement, both of which might result in plenty of discussion.
First, as the subject line states, I've got some 16nm ASICs to play with for new designs.
However, development costs money. Prototype and material costs, paying people to help, stuff like that. To help raise some funds I'm going to be auctioning off some of the remnants of previous projects, including parts and prototypes from abandoned Compac designs (A3218, BM1385 etc) as well as some pod test parts and general "memorabilia".
It's all stuff that would be interesting to keep in my archive, except I don't really need an archive. What I do need is dev funds to keep rolling projects forward. I especially need dev funds to pay my programmer (forum user "vh") for the work he's done on a cgminer driver for a 14nm Compac I won't be able to mass-produce because the chip supplier has decided not to sell to third parties.
Fun part is, vh is continuing to work on the new driver even though the sticks won't be mass-produced. The prototype already hashes, albeit not at full speed but we're sure that's only a kink to be worked out. I only have three additional sample chips, so as the capstone of the auction I'll be selling off those three sticks and using the proceeds to pay for the software dev. So whoever gets 'em will wind up with an extremely-limited-edition stickminer that, who knows, might hit 100GH by itself.
I'll be starting a thread in the Auctions section and linking to it here: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.16598805
Auction is live, and will run until Monday 10/24 5PM CST.
So, in new product news, I have new news for newsing.
Within the last month I have received samples and datasheets for Bitfury's 16nm ASIC. I haven't gotten official word on pricing and availability yet, but everything I've heard points favorably toward availability for third parties. I've already started on a new Compac stickminer; Novak is back to help with embedded controls, and vh is sticking around for the cgminer driver. It'll be built off the well-tested BM1384 Compac power design, with some improvements to improve stability at extreme overclocking, and with an entirely new controls set that should allow for temperature monitoring and software voltage adjustment. I've already sent Novak a PCB layout with everything except controls integrated, and he's already picked out the chip he wants to use. I'm really hoping to be testing a prototype around the middle of November but that's pretty up-in-the-air right now. It'd be great to start shipping final product for Christmas but that depends on chip supplies and dev progress.
The cool thing about the new microcontroller setup is, it should port pretty easily to multi-chip designs, especially with Bitfury's comm multiplexer. Layout work has already been started on a "pod" miner that I would like to see hit 700GH, and the same framework can extend to S1 refit boards that, I'm just spitballing here, could see 4-6TH per pair depending on the chip specs and final configuration.
So, I don't know about you guys but I'm pretty excited.
Pending projects:
- 20xBM1384 Pod
- 2xBF16 USB Stick
- 11xBF16 Pod
- 33xBF16 S1/3/5-compatible board
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
So, a shameless plug followed by a basic announcement, both of which might result in plenty of discussion.
First, as the subject line states, I've got some 16nm ASICs to play with for new designs.
However, development costs money. Prototype and material costs, paying people to help, stuff like that. To help raise some funds I'm going to be auctioning off some of the remnants of previous projects, including parts and prototypes from abandoned Compac designs (A3218, BM1385 etc) as well as some pod test parts and general "memorabilia".
It's all stuff that would be interesting to keep in my archive, except I don't really need an archive. What I do need is dev funds to keep rolling projects forward. I especially need dev funds to pay my programmer (forum user "vh") for the work he's done on a cgminer driver for a 14nm Compac I won't be able to mass-produce because the chip supplier has decided not to sell to third parties.
Fun part is, vh is continuing to work on the new driver even though the sticks won't be mass-produced. The prototype already hashes, albeit not at full speed but we're sure that's only a kink to be worked out. I only have three additional sample chips, so as the capstone of the auction I'll be selling off those three sticks and using the proceeds to pay for the software dev. So whoever gets 'em will wind up with an extremely-limited-edition stickminer that, who knows, might hit 100GH by itself.
I'll be starting a thread in the Auctions section and linking to it here: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.16598805
Auction is live, and will run until Monday 10/24 5PM CST.
So, in new product news, I have new news for newsing.
Within the last month I have received samples and datasheets for Bitfury's 16nm ASIC. I haven't gotten official word on pricing and availability yet, but everything I've heard points favorably toward availability for third parties. I've already started on a new Compac stickminer; Novak is back to help with embedded controls, and vh is sticking around for the cgminer driver. It'll be built off the well-tested BM1384 Compac power design, with some improvements to improve stability at extreme overclocking, and with an entirely new controls set that should allow for temperature monitoring and software voltage adjustment. I've already sent Novak a PCB layout with everything except controls integrated, and he's already picked out the chip he wants to use. I'm really hoping to be testing a prototype around the middle of November but that's pretty up-in-the-air right now. It'd be great to start shipping final product for Christmas but that depends on chip supplies and dev progress.
The cool thing about the new microcontroller setup is, it should port pretty easily to multi-chip designs, especially with Bitfury's comm multiplexer. Layout work has already been started on a "pod" miner that I would like to see hit 700GH, and the same framework can extend to S1 refit boards that, I'm just spitballing here, could see 4-6TH per pair depending on the chip specs and final configuration.
So, I don't know about you guys but I'm pretty excited.
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