RE: Shorters buying in now13 Jun 2024 09:36
After reading the RNS from March, this statement caught my eye, I'm not sure how much this has been discussed as don't come to the chat much anymore.
Could this chip be what Parker is refering to in regards to where it should be placed on the wafer?
I know to some it may seem like QBT are going to end up with more letters then a pride flag, but this is because they have to evolve an change to suit the rapidly changing industry, Intel pulling out killed method A and maybe method B which is why they had to change the plan, not through their fault this caused delays and alterations.
Investors here should feel comfortable that there are no concerns with cashflow, at least for this year, and that news that was unexpected could land at any point.
"The Company has commenced development of a proprietary ASIC chip. A working prototype is about to undergo development which will confirm performance levels.
The Company has started a process to design and build a proprietary ASIC chip for Bitcoin mining. Initial chips will be designed in an established process node during the testing phase. The prototype will implement the proprietary optimised version of SHA-256, as per the Companyβs two patent applications (i.e., ASIC UltraBoost and ASIC EnhanceBoost) as well as the new Method C. It is expected that a working prototype will confirm the architecture feasibility and performance of this new QBT proprietary intellectual property.
Once manufactured, the chips will not be used for industrial Bitcoin mining, instead they will be utilised as an affordable real-world proving ground for QBTβs disruptive Bitcoin mining technology. The Company believes that by creating its own chip it will be better situated to construct its new architecture from the ground up. The Company has decided to facilitate this development with a mature process node chip due to its lower manufacturing costs rather than for example, a market-leading 5nm prototype ASIC, which would cost nearly Β£2m."