Our Intel Blockchain ASIC solution enabled with a system-level reference design provides customers a starting point to develop solutions that meet their unique and demanding infrastructure requirements.
Here are the specs for the chip:
For reference, the fastest USB miner, the GekkoMiner Compac F, hashes at about 300 GH/s at 15W.
The key message is that the Intel chipset will be customizable by the companies, allowing them to create different types of miners, for example a quiet home miner, or a high performance industrial one:
Quote from: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/docs/blockchain/custom-asic-product-brief.html
Intel Blockscale ASICs are built for the demanding environment of cryptocurrency mining. Each ASIC has built-in temperature and voltage sensor capabilities. The accelerator can be operated across a range of frequencies, enabling system designers to balance performance and efficiency.
The Intel Blockscale ASIC is supported by a reference hardware design and software stack to jump-start system development.
The Intel Blockscale ASIC is supported by a reference hardware design and software stack to jump-start system development.
When would anyone be able to get these chips?:
Quote from: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/newsroom/news/intel-launches-new-intel-blockscale-technology.html
Shipments of Intel Blockscale ASIC to customers will begin in the third quarter of 2022. Argo Blockchain, Block Inc., Hive Blockchain Technologies and GRIID Infrastructure will be among the first companies to develop new systems based on Intel’s ASIC.
In 2023 and beyond, Intel will be working with and supplying prospective customers who share the company’s sustainability goals.
In 2023 and beyond, Intel will be working with and supplying prospective customers who share the company’s sustainability goals.
It seems that Jack Dorsey's Block new miner will be based on this chipset:
Square is considering building a Bitcoin mining system based on custom silicon and open source for individuals and businesses worldwide. If we do this, we’d follow our hardware wallet model: build in the open in collaboration with the community.
Having an open source miner with this Intel chip would be great. Also, I would like to see a USB miner with this chipset.
And to organize this development into the future, Intel has created a New Custom Compute Group: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/newsroom/opinion/thoughts-blockchain-custom-compute-group.html