ASIC miners may rise in price due to rising prices for semiconductor wafers – Bits Media

Taiwan semiconductor manufacturing company (TSMC) increased selling prices for wafers by 20 at once%. This can lead to higher prices for ASIC miners and other electronics..

The increase in the price of the plates was confirmed by the manufacturer of the mining Bitmain equipment. According to company representatives, TSMC did not warn in advance about the increase in the cost of its products, but simply presented clients with a fait accompli. Given the shortage of semiconductors around the world, customers will have to agree to TSMC's terms.

Also reported in the Bitmain blog article:, that pre-orders for the supply of AntMiner S19j Pro devices for the first half of the year 2022 years have already been closed. However, pre-orders began to be accepted only in mid-August.. In September, Bitmain will begin accepting orders for equipment supplies for the third quarter 2022 of the year.

TSMC made the decision to raise prices for semiconductor wafers during an internal management meeting last week.. At the same time, Taiwanese media reported that, that prices will be raised from the beginning 2022 of the year. Looks like, the company's management decided not to delay raising prices and increased the cost of products immediately.

It is still unknown, How much will the rise in price of chips affect the cost of Bitmain ASIC miners?, but this is a completely logical step for Bitmain. The article only emphasizes, that “the team is working to increase the efficiency of AntMiner miners”.

At the end of July, it was reported, that Bitmain will spin off the Antpool mining pool into a separate business.