Cryptocurrency miner with multiple power domains
AssigneeChain Reaction, Ltd.
InventorsYossi Smeloy, Gil Shefer, Rony Gutierrez
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Abstract
A cryptocurrency miner includes a control power supply, a compute power supply, a compute module, and a controller. The compute module includes control circuitry powered based on first power supplied by the control power supply and a compute engine powered based on second power supplied by the compute power supply. The controller causes the control power supply to apply the first power to the control circuitry. The controller further causes the compute power supply to apply the second power to the compute engine after initialization of the control circuitry.
Claims22
A cryptocurrency miner, comprising:
- one or more power supplies;
- a first integrated circuit electrically coupled to the one or more power supplies, wherein the first integrated circuit comprises one or more first compute engines and first control circuitry configured to control operation of the one or more first compute engines;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- generate one or more first control signals that cause the one or more power supplies to power the first control circuitry of the first integrated circuit and to not power the one or more first compute engines of the first integrated circuit during an initialization process of the first control circuitry;
- detect that the initialization process of the first control circuitry has completed;
- and
- generate one or more second control signals that cause the one or more power supplies to power the first control circuitry and the one or more first compute engines of the first integrated circuit after detecting that the initialization process of the first control circuitry has completed.
An integrated circuit, comprising:
- a first power domain comprising a plurality of compute engines, wherein each compute engine is configured to generate a hash value;
- a second power domain comprising control circuitry, wherein the second power domain is distinct from the first power domain, and wherein the control circuitry is configured to control operation of the plurality of compute engines;
- one or more first power inputs configured to receive first electrical power and deliver the first electrical power to the first power domain and the plurality of compute engines of the first power domain;
- and
- one or more second power inputs configured to receive second electrical power and deliver the second electrical power to the second power domain and the control circuitry of the second power domain.
A cryptocurrency miner, comprising:
- one or more power supplies;
- a plurality of compute boards, wherein each compute board comprises a plurality of compute integrated circuits, and wherein each compute integrated circuit comprises an integrated circuit controller and a plurality of compute engines;
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- a miner controller configured to control the one or more power supplies such that the one or more power supplies:
- power each integrated circuit controller of the plurality of compute integrated circuits and not power the compute engines of the plurality of compute integrated circuits during an initialization process of its respective compute board;
- and
- power the compute engines of a first compute board of the plurality of compute boards after successfully completing the initialization process of the first compute board.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.