Alchip and KnC Collaborate to Complete 16nm Bitcoin Mining Chip

Taipei, Taiwan/Stockholm, Sweden, KnCMiner AB, Sweden's leading Bitcoin mining machine manufacturer, and Alchip Technologies, Ltd., a global fabless ASIC/SoC design leader, announced on the 14th that they have successfully collaborated to complete the industry's latest chip for Bitcoin mining machine "Solar", which will be delivered in May and enter mass production in July.  

     Alchip was responsible for the design of the advanced 16nm FinFET process system-on-chip, including physical design, electrical properties, timing and heat dissipation. Through unique clock design, it successfully completed the mission entrusted by the customer four weeks ahead of schedule. This 16nm ASIC chip has made the computing power and average power consumption of Solar mining machines leap into another new generation. Compared with competitors, it has high performance and shocked the Bitcoin market as soon as it was launched.

     Sam Cole, co-founder of KnCMiner, said, "Choosing Alchip is a key factor in the success of this high-end single chip. Our competitive advantage comes from surpassing other competitors in power consumption and performance, and gaining market recognition. We have successfully completed the 16nm 3D FinFET ASIC chip with Alchip. We will use the latest technology to fulfill our promise to customers and achieve the goal of timely listing. We look forward to working with Alchip again to create more miracles and value together."

     Alchip General Manager Shen Xianglin said: "Bitcoin is a forward-looking and future-oriented market, and KnCMiner is a leading company in this industry. We provide a variety of design analysis and optimal design and manufacturing solutions for Bitcoin mining machines. This cooperation project with KnCMiner proves Alchip's position in advanced process and high-performance ASIC design and manufacturing. We will continue to provide customers with high-performance system chip design and manufacturing, and achieve the goal of first-time success through low cost, low power consumption, smaller chip size, and fast time to market, meet customer needs, and achieve a win-win result."

About Alchip Technologies

Alchip Electronics Co., Ltd. was founded in 2003 and provides system companies with high-complexity, high-volume SoC design and mass production services. The application markets of the products include entertainment devices, mobile phones, high-definition TVs, communication equipment, computers and other consumer electronics ICs. Alchip is committed to providing customers with the highest benefit/cost ratio solutions to ensure customers' first-time success and rapid product introduction to the market. Since its establishment, Alchip has completed many successful cases of high-end process (55nm/40nm/28nm and below) and high-complexity SoC design, and was listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange on October 28, 2014 (Stock Code: F-Alchip: 3661). Currently, it has branches in the United States (Silicon Valley), Japan (Shin-Yokohama), China (Shanghai, Wuxi), Taiwan (Hsinchu) and South Korea (Seoul).