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Kpesa nkwupụta Samsung na-emepụta 3nm ASIC Chips - Ndị na-eche echiche na-eche na onye ahịa mbụ bụ Bitcoin Onye na-emepụta ihe na-egwupụta ihe
The electronics giant and largest corporation in South Korea, Samsung, is in the midst of creating 3-nanometer (3nm) semiconductors for a Chinese application-specific IC firm, sources have said. The new chip design has caused speculation among the crypto community that it’s possible Samsung may be creating application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) for bitcoin ndị na-egwuputa ihe.
Sources Say Samsung to Start 3nm Process This Week, Crypto Community Believes Chinese IC Firm May Be a Bitcoin Mining Rig Maker
Enwere ntule that Samsung is creating ASICs for bitcoin mining and the BTC onye na-emepụta ihe na-egwuputa ihe Microbt may be a future customer. The sources stem from thelec.net publication which explains that the electronics company aims to trial the foundry production of the 3nm chips this week.
Ndị ọzọ akụkọ have noted that Samsung hinted about the new chips in a 2022 earnings call. The company has also been involved in non-fungible token (NFT) assets this year and webata smart televisions that support NFT infrastructure.
The report stemming from thelec.net notes that an unnamed Chinese company focused on ASICs will be Samsung’s first 3nm chip customer but Qualcomm has also “made reservations for the process.”
Rumors about Samsung creating 3nm chips specifically for bitcoin mining have spread like wildfire on social media. If Samsung is creating ASICs for bitcoin mining it will follow the lead of a couple of competitors like Intel and TSMC.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has been producing ASICs crypto miners can use for years, and Intel just recently jumped into creating semiconductors for bitcoin Ngwuputa afọ a.
The Samsung speculation concerning the company building bitcoin-friendly ASICs has been bipụtara by a number of crypto news publications, and the original source thelec.net, cites ndị maara okwu ahụ.
Local reports from South Korea in January 2018 say that Samsung was already working with a Chinese company by creating ASIC chips for mining digital currencies.
“Samsung is operating a foundry that supplies a Chinese cryptocurrency mining firm with mining equipment and ASIC chips. Since Samsung has just begun its cryptocurrency mining venture, it is unsure of the revenues it can generate from it,” the local media reported at the time.
What do you think about the sources that say Samsung is creating 3nm ASIC chips? Do you think the electronics giant may be creating bitcoin mining chips? Let us know what you think about this subject in the comments section below.
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