https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1902.04641/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25765996urn:hackerpapers:mention:1902.04641:25765996Wed, 13 Jan 2021 18:24:06 GMT<p>In this paper, we study the use of superconducting technology to build an accelerator for SHA-256 engines commonly used in Bitcoin mining applications. We show that merely porting existing CMOS-based accelerator to superconducting technology provides 10.6X improvement in energy efficiency. https://arxiv.org/abs/1902.04641</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1902.04641/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.ARhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19188924urn:hackerpapers:submission:1902.04641:19188924Mon, 18 Feb 2019 06:10:41 GMT<p>A Case for Superconducting Accelerators</p><p></p><p>3 points; 0 discussion replies on HN. <a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1902.04641/">Paper and source history</a>. A submission is not an endorsement.</p>cs.ARhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19159044urn:hackerpapers:submission:1902.04641:19159044Thu, 14 Feb 2019 02:00:37 GMT<p>A Case for Superconducting Accelerators</p><p></p><p>3 points; 0 discussion replies on HN. <a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1902.04641/">Paper and source history</a>. A submission is not an endorsement.</p>cs.AR