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Can you design your own ASIC?
ASIC development software – ASIC engineers are using software tools to design and simulate the ASIC before they go to production. These tools are called EDA tools. This cost will probably be included in the ASIC development cost (above).
Is Ram an ASIC?
Modern ASICs often include entire microprocessors, memory blocks including ROM, RAM, EEPROM, flash memory and other large building blocks. Such an ASIC is often termed a SoC (system-on-chip).
How much RAM do you need for a mining rig?
RAM — Higher RAM does not mean that you get a better mining performance, so we recommend using anywhere between 4GB and 16GB of RAM. When deciding what size RAM best suits your needs, look at the operating system for mining and whether or not virtual memory is used.
What can ASIC miners mine?
An ASIC miner refers to a device that uses microprocessors for the sole purpose of “mining” digital currency. Generally, each ASIC miner is constructed to mine a specific digital currency. So, a bitcoin ASIC miner can mine only bitcoin.
How long does it take to design an ASIC?
This phase typically involves market surveys with potential customers to figure out the needs and talking to the technology experts to gauge the future trends. The latter is particularly important because ASIC design cycle may be anywhere between 6 months to 2 years.
Can ASIC be reprogrammed?
This integrated circuit is aptly named since an ASIC microchip is designed and manufactured for one specific application and does not allow you to reprogram or modify it after it is produced. This means ASICs are not intended for general use.
Does VRAM matter for mining?
It depends on what you are mining, but to get the best hash rate you need a lot of VRAM. That is not the only factor, but it certainly is a major one. For example, I am currently mining Electroneum with two Vega 56 (8GB each) graphics cards. This gets me around 3000 to 3500 H/s.
How much does AntMiner s19 Pro make per day?
Profitability
| Period | /day | /month |
|---|---|---|
| Income | $32.02 | $960.73 |
| Electricity | -$9.36 | -$280.80 |
| Profit | $22.66 | $679.93 |
Can I change the algorithm of an ASIC miner?
No. ASIC (Application-Specific Integrated Circuit) miners are designed to be dedicated to one algorithm, and because it is a circuit and hardware design, any software cannot change the underlying performance of an algorithm in the ASIC miner. An ASIC miner that is designed to compute SHA256 (eg.
Who buys ASIC chips to turn them into bitcoin miners?
So you nobody just buys “ASIC chips” and turn them into Bitcoin miners. If you are an end user (miner) you buy Bitcoin mining equipment (computer components) that contain ASICs designed to mine Bitcoin.
How do I get specs of a bitcoin ASIC chip?
If you DO know how to do this, contact the manufacturer of the Bitcoin ASIC chip you want to use to get specs and arrange to buy chips. Hopefully they will agree to sell just chips. Note that this isn’t usually how mining is done.
Should I go for ASIC or off-the-shelf chips?
You should take the ASIC avenue only if you cannot meet your goals using standard off-the-shelf chips. ASIC development cost can be high and will require you to make an upfront payment for the engineering and production tooling cost (in addition to the unit cost).