Application-Specific Integrated Circuit
Definition
ASICs are specialized integrated circuits designed to perform a specific task with maximum efficiency.
It is especially used in applications that require high processing power, such as cryptocurrency mining. ASIC (Application-Specific Integrated Circuit) is one of the special hardware used in crypto mining. ASICs are special integrated circuits that are optimized and designed to mine a specific cryptocurrency. They offer higher performance and energy efficiency than other mining equipment and are therefore generally more widely used. ASICs are often used in mining Bitcoin and other similar cryptocurrencies and are used extensively in large data centers to increase the power of mining networks.
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