According to the most recent reports, Google has postponed until 2025 the introduction of its fully custom chip for its Pixel devices. Let me tell you that the company had originally intended to replace the semi-custom chips it currently develops with Samsung Electronics by releasing the chip, internally referred to as Redondo, the following year. Its launch has, however, been postponed once more.
According to a former Google chip executive, it had been difficult to keep employees on board and coordinate development between US and Indian teams. At least in part, they are to blame for the delay. The source for the outlet said that the project’s team was very upset by Google’s choice to stop working on several Tensor chips over the past two years.
The report claims that the Tensor team was unable to deliver Redondo’s design to TSMC by the test production deadline of 2022. Even more shocking, the former Google executive disclosed that Redondo would actually be produced as a test chip to aid Tensor engineers in creating their new Laguna processor. It is expected to use TSMC’s 3nm process and go by the name Tensor G5. Here, it’s important to note that there is a strong market for improvements in power efficiency and performance. Indirectly, this indicates a high demand for 3nm chips.
According to rumors, Google will continue to rely on Samsung through 2025 before releasing a fully customized design chip internally known as Laguna. The 3-nanometer manufacturing process used by TSMC is anticipated to be used for the Laguna chip. It is without a doubt the most sophisticated chip manufacturing process in use today. The tech giant will also switch the manufacturer of the Tensors chips from Samsung to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC). The largest contract chip manufacturer in the world counts Apple and Nvidia among its clients.
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