Why China Leads World in Crypto Mining Chips While its Conventional Chips Lag Behind

Sep 27, 2019

China is the world’s largest manufacturer of Bitcoin ASICs and specialized crypto mining hardware, especially in producing mining chips. The two largest firms in the industry, Bitmain Technologies and Canaan Inc., both primarily operate out of the country. So why China leads the...

Weakening Crypto Mining Demand to Affect Growth, Taiwanese Chip Maker

Oct 20, 2018

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) expects the overall semiconductor market excluding memory to grow between 5% and 7% for the full year of 2018. In Q4 2018, the chip maker's business is to benefit from the continuous steep ramp of 7-nanometer for high-end smartphones and th...