HashFast Technologies

HashFast Technologies is an ASIC mining hardware designer and retailer.
== Bankruptcy ==
On May 9th, 2014, a petition was filed against HashFast Technologies for involuntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
On June 3rd, 2014, HashFast Technologies filed to have the bankruptcy converted to Chapter 11.http://www.plainsite.org/dockets/28mzy2tfp/california-northern-bankruptcy-court/hashfast-technologies-llc/
On July 29th, 2014, a blog post noted that they were selling off assets in bulk.http://hashfast.com/parts/
No updates have been posted since August 12th, 2014http://hashfast.com/hashfast-undergoing-maintenance-8122014/
=== Bankruptcy proceedings notes on HashFast's technology ===
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Golden Nonce 1 p8The Intellectual Property purportedly held by HF is primarily related to the Golden Nonce chip." (HF here refers to HashFast, LLC. A company set up to handle IP and design, effectively for HashFast Technologies, LLC which would handle business relations, sales and other non-IP matters.
Golden Nonce 1.5 p200"I understand that there were generation 1.5 -Right."
Golden Nonce 2 p200"I understand that there were generation [...] 2 -Yes."
Golden Nonce 3 p201"I understand that there were generation [...] perhaps 3 -Yes." (unfounded)
Uniquify involvement with Golden Nonce 1 p44"Uniquify was doing the design and production of the chips."
Signetics involvement with Golden Nonce 1 p180"Signetics, who is the actual producer, assembler of the chips. They are subcontracted through Uniquify.
Sandgate involvement with Golden Nonce 1 p226"I know Sandgate was involved in some of the design"
DXCorr involvement with Golden Nonce 1.5 p204"DXCorr [...] had the rights to the generation 1.5 chip -Yes."
DXCorr involvement with Golden Nonce 2 p44"DXCore was doing the design of the future next generation chip."
TSMC contract p209"They're concerned because of the three-way confidentiality with TM&C [sic]."
Golden Nonce node size p206"the 16-nanometer chip, which was generation 2"
Golden Nonce 1.5 initiation p212"Because the work was stopped on 2.0 and supposed to have been restarted on 1.5."
Golden Nonce 2.0 cancellation p211"Because the work was stopped on 2.0 and supposed to have been restarted on 1.5."
Golden Nonce 1.5 cancellation p218"DXCorr stopped having verbal communications with us when the bankruptcy proceedings occurred and wanted to only communicate a resolution of claim by e-mail, which we have not done."
start date for Golden Nonce 1 design p8"In or about June 2013, the Debtors began designing their first generation Golden Nonce (“GN1”)"
start date for Golden Nonce 2 design p3"August 21, 2013"
start date for Golden Nonce 1.5 design p4"December 1, 2013"
IP owner for Golden Nonce 1 p8The Intellectual Property purportedly held by HF is primarily related to the Golden Nonce chip."
IP owner for Golden Nonce 1.5 p8"The ownership of the intellectual property related to the GN1.5 (the “GN1.5 IP”) is uncertain."
IP owner for Golden Nonce 2 p8"the GN2 IP is owned by DXC."
patent on stacked chip p6"stacked chips application (#61917828, acknowledged as received on 12/18/13) lists Simon Barber as the inventor and the Parent as the assignee."
patent on Golden Nonce protocol p6"protocol application, (#61896559, acknowledged as received on 10/28/13) lists Adrian Port as the inventor and the Parent as the assignee."
patent on Golden Nonce protocol p202"there is the two patents. One is the stacked chips and the other is the Golden Nonce interface protocol"
== References ==