According to Foresight News, zero-knowledge proof hardware acceleration infrastructure ZKTo (ZKT, zkto.xyz) has recently announced the successful completion of the FPGA mining pool joint debugging test for its specialized Zero-Knowledge Processor Units (ZPU) chip based on Aleo's latest PoSW puzzle instruction set algorithm. This milestone is a significant step before the chip's tape-out and is scheduled for mass production in the first quarter of 2025.
The ZPU chip utilizes a 12nm process technology and supports programmable design, distinguishing it from fixed hardware function ASIC versions like those used for BTC and ETH. This adaptability allows the chip to accommodate future adjustments to Aleo's PoSW puzzle instruction set algorithm, mitigating the risk of computational power obsolescence. Additionally, the chip can be reprogrammed to adapt to other similar instruction set algorithms for PoW projects.
