ASIC hardware
Mining news and original analysis with dated primary sources.
LITEON and QCT showcase 110 kW Power Shelf for Vera Rubin NVL72 infrastructure
LITEON’s October 16 release describes a joint OCP demonstration and platform co-design. The 110 kW shelf rating is distinct from rack consumption, deployed capacity and verified mining-hardware compatibility.
Clivet presents dual-shaft compressor for free-cooling-first data centers
The October 15 release claims up to 40% lower compressor power at the same cooling capacity under the described conditions. That is not a 40% saving for an entire data center or mining farm.
Delta debuts prefabricated SST-based DC power system at Energy Taiwan
Delta’s October 14 showcase combines solid-state conversion, control and optional storage. Its efficiency and deployment-time figures are supplier claims with different boundaries, not measured improvements to an existing mining farm.
Keysight announces 1.6T Ethernet and AI fabric validation demos for OCP
Keysight’s October 9 release previews 1.6T Ethernet test platforms and 64×800GE workload emulation at OCP, October 12–15. These are planned validation demonstrations, not published deployment results or an increase in a mining ASIC’s hashrate.
Infineon details a 27 kW three-phase PSU reference design for AI racks
Infineon’s October 8 release describes a 27 kW reference design, with peak efficiency above 98% at 480 VAC and half load. It targets server designers and an upcoming OCP demonstration; the announcement does not establish compatibility with a mining ASIC.
TSMC reports NT$511.86 billion in September revenue: context for ASIC supply
The October 8 report shows strong annual revenue growth. It does not disclose mining-chip orders, ASIC delivery dates or the performance of a new miner.
Fortitude seeks priority access to future BITMAIN Zcash miners under $100m LOI
The non-binding arrangement concerns unreleased equipment, with shipments expected in Q2 2027. A refundable deposit and a larger DCG credit line are separate from a completed hardware purchase.
Xanadu and GlobalFoundries plan 300 mm photonic quantum manufacturing
The October 6 partnership targets silicon nitride photonics and single-photon detectors at GlobalFoundries’ Malta, New York line. It announces a manufacturing pathway, rather than verified production volumes.
QBT moves its AI Oracle from laboratory work to manufacturer-backed ASIC testing
Quantum Blockchain Technologies says its first AI Oracles were trained on data from an ASIC manufacturer and showed an advantage over traditional mining in tests through August. The company also says more validation, compression and a larger dataset are required before commercial deployment.
FutureBit HashFly makes a simulated fruit-fly brain test Bitcoin hashes in a browser
FutureBit presented HashFly, a browser demonstration that maps a fruit-fly connectome simulation to simplified double-SHA-256 checks. It is an experimental visualization, not an organic ASIC replacement, and its claimed 1 W/TH potential has not been measured on working biological hardware.
PowerCompute plans a two-stage S19 XP fleet refresh
PowerCompute says 1,000 S19 XP miners are due in Oklahoma and 940 more were ordered for Mississippi, targeting 862 PH/s after installation while retaining explicit delivery and performance risk.
ICERIVER brings its custom-ASIC team to Korea Blockchain Week
ICERIVER says its chip-customization team will attend KBW 2026 in Seoul to discuss algorithm-specific ASIC design, hardware optimization and manufacturing coordination; no new retail miner was announced.