TSMC may continue to fabricate Google’s Tensor G6 chipset using its 2nm process. Its foundries are ready to mass-produce the Google Tensor G5.
In the next generation of Pixel smartphones, the Tensor G5 chipset will be used. This SoC is reportedly being developed by Google in partnership with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.
According to reports, Google has severed ties with Samsung Foundry and shifted Tensor G5 production to TSMC. According to a recent report, Google will continue to use TSMC for the Tensor G6 as well.
The process of returning to Samsung for production could take a considerable amount of time if Google collaborates with TSMC. “The best way to prove product performance is to improve yield rates,” Business Korea reported.
Tensor chipsets were initially manufactured by Samsung for Google. Samsung Foundry has struggled with yield, however. According to some experts, Samsung may be struggling with a low yield on its production of 3nm chips.
According to reports, Google designed the Tensor G5 from the ground up. TSMC may have optimized the chipset to be manufactured by the company.
The Tensor G5 is expected to be manufactured on TSMC’s second-generation 3nm process node (N3E). For the upcoming iPhone 17 series, which will have a 2nm chip, the company has already perfected its latest advanced chip-production technology. By the end of next year, TSMC might begin shifting production of some chips.
