ASIC
Purpose-built processor
An ASIC is an application-specific integrated circuit—a microchip designed for a particular purpose rather than general computing.
ASICs power devices from smartphones to medical equipment, optimized for specific tasks like video encoding or signal processing.
In cryptocurrency, ASIC miners are specialized machines built solely to mine particular coins: Bitcoin ASIC miners have made GPU mining obsolete.
Deliberately untrue statement
- foundryMetal casting facility
- siliconMetalloid in electronics
- waferThin crisp disk
- CMOSSemiconductor logic architecture
lithography · etching · doping · transistor · gate · node · process · die
Cryptographic calculations per second
- mining rigOre extraction machinery
- proof-of-workConsensus via computation
- SHA-256Cryptographic one-way function
- blockchainCryptographic linked transaction record
hashing · difficulty · pool · nonce · Canaan · power consumption · efficiency · cooling
Set firmly within something
- processorComponent that executes instructions
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- interfaceShared connection point
- busLarge passenger vehicle
peripheral · controller · ARM · integration · subsystem · interconnect · power management · accelerator
Tradeable financial assets
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- SECStock market regulator
- FINRABrokerage self-regulatory body
audit · certification · standards · enforcement · oversight · inspection · governance · requirements
Combining parts into whole
- verificationProving something accurate
- floorplanningArranging spaces within structure
- simulationImitation of real processes
- placementPutting somewhere specific
routing · constraint · sign-off · DRC · emulation
fabrication
Deliberately untrue statement
CMOS · lithography · etching · doping · transistor · gate · node · process · die · package
hashrate
Cryptographic calculations per second
- mining rigOre extraction machinery
- proof-of-workConsensus via computation
- SHA-256Cryptographic one-way function
blockchain · hashing · difficulty · pool · nonce · Canaan · power consumption · efficiency · cooling · rack
embedded
Set firmly within something
- processorComponent that executes instructions
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- interfaceShared connection point
bus · peripheral · controller · ARM · integration · subsystem · interconnect · power management · accelerator · coprocessor
securities
Tradeable financial assets
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- SECStock market regulator
FINRA · audit · certification · standards · enforcement · oversight · inspection · governance · requirements · reporting
synthesis
Combining parts into whole
- verificationProving something accurate
- floorplanningArranging spaces within structure
- simulationImitation of real processes
placement · routing · constraint · sign-off · DRC · emulation