Intel has declared its Blockscale chips end-of-life. These chips were intended for mining cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. The company introduced the Blockscale 1000 series about a year ago. Intel has not yet announced a successor.
Intel declared its Blockscale 1000 chips end-of-life on Tuesday, noted Tom’s Hardware . The company says it will continue to provide support to existing Blockscale customers. Customers have until October 2023 to order new Blockscale chips, according to Intel, with deliveries ending in April 2024.
The company has since removed virtually all web pages and product pages for the Blockscale series from its website . The manufacturer has not yet announced any successors to the Blockscale 1000 series. The company does tell Tom’s Hardware that it will continue to monitor market opportunities.
The chipmaker also tells Tom’s Hardware that the company has declared the Blockscale 1000 series end-of-life because it is prioritizing its “investments in IDM 2.0.” Under that strategy, Intel will no longer exclusively produce chips for itself, but also serve as an external foundry for other companies. The company wants to compete with market leaders TSMC and Samsung. Intel is investing in various new chip factories, which will be located in Germany, among others.
Intel introduced its first Blockscale chips last year . The chips were intended to efficiently run SHA-256 hashes specifically for mining cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. The chips were not intended for consumers, but only for companies.
