Intel reveals more about its mysterious new line of Bitcoin mining chips.
Intel has offered a closer look at its new range of specialized Bitcoin mining processors. First unveiled earlier this month, Intel’s first-generation Bonanza Mine (BM) chip, BMZ1, was the subject of an in-depth presentation at semiconductor conference ISSCC 2022. At the show, Intel revealed that each BMZ1 die measures 4.14 x 3.42mm and houses 258 mining engines operating at an “ultra-low” 355mV voltage. These tiny chips are each said to soak up 7.5W of power and reach up to 137GHash/s. The firm says it can pack 300 BMZ1 chips into a 3,600W ASIC miner capable of achieving a respectable performance of roughly 40THash/sec. The system can also be set to operate under different performance profiles, which yield different levels of energy efficiency.
