HomeUncategorized‘Bad batch’ or flawed design? Compass Mining flags problems with new ASIC miners By Cointelegraph

‘Bad batch’ or flawed design? Compass Mining flags problems with new ASIC miners By Cointelegraph

March 10, 2023

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mining company Compass Mining claims to have found “three issues” in the ASIC design of the two new Antminer S19 miners, units that are primarily used to mine Bitcoin (BTC).

These issues could result in the machines overheating and, in some cases, completely breaking down.

The red dot in the center represents the PIC, which was present on older models S19 Antminers. Source: Compass Mining
Some of the latest S19s do not have a PIC on each hashboard of the ASIC. Source: Compass Mining