The shortcut that they took is that they are trusting the DESIGN. They didn't waste a couple of months doing a 'test batch' to verify the design. They never hinted that they were taking any other shortcuts in assembly. NONE. Some of us need to check our medication.
never hinted?...
"Time to market is everything in this business after all. We have also broken a few speed records in this business to bring a design to market in the fastest time possible."I
don't read
that as a
hint that
they are
taking shortcuts.
probably a reading-comprehension thing
here's more...
from openday..."
Marcus: Fabrication and all that, that is done by the fab, so they handle that, that's their business. We provide them with our jailcode, we've written our jailcode in a way that makes the back end design faster, and the fab time faster. There's multiple ways you can do that...if you know what you're doing.
3) Are you doing pre-package wafer test?
Marcus: No.
4) Are you doing post-packaging testing on a real production tester (Teradyne or similar)?
Marcus: No. We...and...and...I..I..I need to say a little bit about why; ah because we will have a self built in test that will automaically test...the...because the chips are so large, so that we can compensate for any losses in the Bitcoin engines. If there are any failing ones then we can compensate for that.
Me: Physically large?
Marcus: The...the die size of the...the?
Me: Yeah
Marcus: The die size will be...very large.
Me: But does that...ummm...
Marcus: That, that means that some of the parts in the ASIC might work and some will not, but we can compensate for that.
Another member: We can compensate for that."
not a hint at all, lol