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Zero Knowledge

Episode 313: Revisiting Hardware with Ingonyama

Feb 28, 2024
01:15:07
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Anna chats with Omer Shlomovits and Yuval Domb from Ingonyama about ZK Hardware, including ASIC development, hardware product cycles, latest research, and challenges in hardware creation. They discuss the evolution of ZK Hardware, the costly world of chip design, potential solutions for hardware development, and exploring client-side proving with zero-knowledge proofs.
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Quick takeaways

  • Ingonyama aims to accelerate ZK hardware, emphasizing hardware-friendly provers and GPU acceleration beyond traditional ASICs.
  • Transition from Zengo to Ingonyama showcases a deliberate shift to specialize in hardware design to address privacy challenges.

Deep dives

Ingonyama's Approach to ZK Hardware Space

Ingonyama aims to tackle the ZK hardware space by focusing on developing hardware products that accelerate zero-knowledge technologies. The company's foundation involves breaking down ZK components for acceleration in hardware design, emphasizing end-to-end hardware solutions. By considering hardware-friendly ZK provers and leveraging GPUs for acceleration, they explore options beyond traditional ASICs for real-world problem-solving.

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