20 sats \ 2 replies \ @kristapsk 15 Aug 2023 \ on: Bitcoin Mining went this way: CPU->GPU->FPGA->ASIC. What's next? bitcoin
It's final step. ASIC ("application specific integrated circuit") is most effective way of doing things. What you could get in future is just more effective ASICs.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @nullama OP 15 Aug 2023
An ASIC is an integrated circuit.
There might be a new type of technology in the future that makes integrated circuits obsolete
For example, right now there are 3DICs, which is a new type of IC, and I don't think most Bitcoin miner ASICs are 3DICs at the moment.
Then in the future there could be a new type of invention that is even more efficient than ICs.
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @kristapsk 15 Aug 2023
Ok, it's final step for pure digital electronics.
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