If you’re eagerly awaiting the release of the first Pixel phone with a “fully customized”
Google chipset, you’ll have to wait until 2025 for the Tensor G5. This upcoming handset will be built by TSMC and manufactured by the foundry. The Tensor G5 is expected to power the Pixel 10 series in 2025. According to an article from
The Information, Google originally planned to manufacture its first fully customized Pixel chipset by 2024 (more details below).
However, instead of utilizing the fully customized silicon for the Pixel 9 line next year, Google will continue using partially customized chips it designs with
Samsung, following the trend set by the Pixel 6 series in 2021. For the Tensor G5, TSMC’s 3nm process node will be employed during manufacturing, and it will be codenamed “Laguna.” Similar to
Apple, the 2025 “Laguna” chip will employ advanced packaging
technology to maintain its thinness and energy efficiency.
A reported cause for the delays in developing the Tensor chip lies in Google’s decision to split the work between the U.S. and India. The majority of Google’s silicon engineers are based in India, and the high turnover within the unit has created instability despite its critical importance to Google.
The first Google Tensor chip is introduced by Rick Osterloh
The former Google executive also expressed uncertainty within the unit regarding whether Google was ready to invest the significant funds required to build custom chipsets. This hesitation stems from the fact that Pixel sales numbers have yet to reach significant levels. According to
Bloomberg’s report, as of October last year, only 27.6 million Pixels had been purchased since the line’s inception in 2016. In contrast, Samsung sold over 9 times that figure, and Apple managed 8 times that number in 2022 alone.
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According to the report, Google was unable to provide TSMC with the design for its first fully customized Tensor chipset, codenamed “Redondo,” in time for trial production. Consequently, the 2024 Pixel series will not feature a fully customized chipset. However, the “Redondo” chip will be produced as a test chip to aid Google engineers in designing the Tensor G5 “Laguna.”
For future Pixel chips, Google aims to completely separate from Samsung by 2025. However, the company will continue licensing CPU cores and GPUs from Arm for the time being, as there are no plans to deviate from this course.
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