Intel to Unveil 'Ultra Low-Voltage Bitcoin Mining ASIC' in February

Intel, 1 of the world's largest chipmakers, is apt to unveil a specialized crypto-mining spot astatine the International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) successful February, according to the conference's agenda.

• One of Intel's "Highlighted Chip Releases" astatine the league is entitled "Bonanza Mine: An Ultra-Low-Voltage Energy-Efficient Bitcoin Mining ASIC." The league is scheduled for Feb. 23.

• This brings the institution into nonstop contention with the likes of Bitmain and MicroBT successful the marketplace for bitcoin mining ASICs, oregon application-specific integrated circuits, for the archetypal time.

• Crypto mining has successful the past driven up demand and prices for graphics processing units, including Intel's, truthful overmuch truthful that it attracted the ire of gamers. Unlike its rival Nvidia, Intel has said it doesn't program to adhd ether mining limits connected its graphics cards.