The US-listed company BGIN's first BTC ASIC chip BT1 has successfully achieved 4 nm tape-out
BGIN BLOCKCHAIN LIMITED (NASDAQ: BGIN) is a digital asset technology company with proprietary cryptocurrency mining technology, as well as a manufacturer of cryptocurrency mining hardware. BGIN today announced the successful first tape-out of its BT1 btc-42">Bitcoin mining ASIC chip, which is manufactured using a 4-nanometer process. This is the company's first self-developed intellectual property chip specifically designed for Bitcoin mining, marking an important milestone in the company's Bitcoin mining chip project.
The project entered the tape-out phase in October 2025, and the first tape-out was successful. With the tape-out completed, the BT1 chip has now entered the system-level testing and production preparation phase. This success marks the seventh consecutive successful tape-out of ASIC mining chip projects for BGIN since 2022, setting an excellent record of execution. BGIN stated that the successful first tape-out helps reduce development risks and enhances the company's confidence in executing multiple generations of the Bitcoin mining roadmap. The company has also initiated early development of the next generation of advanced architecture to achieve better energy efficiency performance in the chip.
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