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I'm not surprised by this. Intel owns FPGA maker Altera. FPGAs are essentially reconfigurable ASICs. Newer currencies like Monero are trying to stop ASIC mining by changing their algorithm every 6 months or so. FPGAs can get around this, since you can just reprogram them, but reprogramming them isn't simple. That's where the embedded CPU comes in. The embedded CPU can go online, look up the new algorithm, and reprogram the FPGA automatically. Intel wants to corner that market.
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I'm not surprised by this.
Intel owns FPGA maker Altera. FPGAs are essentially reconfigurable ASICs.
Newer currencies like Monero are trying to stop ASIC mining by changing their algorithm every 6 months or so.
FPGAs can get around this, since you can just reprogram them, but reprogramming them isn't simple.
That's where the embedded CPU comes in. The embedded CPU can go online, look up the new algorithm, and reprogram the FPGA automatically.
Intel wants to corner that market.