The launch of Pixel 10 in the second half of the year will be one of the most important moments in Google’s history in the smartphones sector; Although Pixel 10 will not be a revolutionary mobile abroad, it will be inside.
That the filtered design of pixel 10 does not deceive you: this device It will be very different from pixel 9 In a very important part, the Tensioner G. processor is that, for the first time, Samsung will not be responsible for manufacturing it.
Google opted this time for Depend on TSMCa more famous manufacturer in the sector for being in charge of producing Apple chips, although in reality its customers are numerous and include Qualcomm, AMD, and many more.
This was already known, but now, a publication of Digitimes reveals that Google has really said goodbye to Samsung forever; Or at least, for the next five generations of Pixel mobiles.
Google would have extended the original agreement with TSMC for at least five years, and that means that all future tensioner processors will be manufactured by the company, At least until the pixel 14 expected in 2029.
TSMC semiconductor company logo on the screen of a mobile phone in front of a chip.
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It is a decision that may seem surprising, taking into account that Pixel 10 has not yet reached the market; But it is evident that Google is happy with the TSMC manufacturing process And he wants to continue using him.
The next Google chip, which is probably called G5 tensioner, would be Based on the new 3 Nm TSMC processlike other high -end processors for Android; such as the Snapdragon 8 Elite or the recent Xring O1 of Xiaomi.
Even if the chip itself does not change much with respect to the current generation, only the change to TSMC of 3 nm It should already bring important improvements in thermal efficiency and possibly yield. In other words, Pixel 10 will heat up less.
The Google Tensioner G processor used on pixel mobiles
For Google, it is a decision that Cancels any possibility of re -useing third -party processors as it was rumored; By committing until 2029, Google has made it clear that he wants to continue betting on his own design.
The great loser of this decision is, without a doubt, Samsung. The Tensioner G was born as a hybrid of Google’s designs and Samsung’s exynos, but has coincided with a bad time for Samsung Foundry, the chips division.
The latest exynos processors have not lived up to the best in the sector, and that has affected Tensor G, in aspects such as battery consumption and heat generated. Hence Google’s intention to separate from Samsung.
With Google, Samsung loses one of its main clients, and the theory that Samsung Foundry could be integrated with the smartphones division for create chips exclusively for galaxyas some managers want.
