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Google Secures Multi-Year TSMC Deal for Pixel Tensor Chips

The multi-year agreement secures TSMC's 3nm capacity for Google's Tensor G5 chip in the Pixel 10 series through the Pixel 14 lineup in 2029.

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Google may have partnered with TSMC for its Tensor chip manufacturing.
Pixel 10's Tensor G5 will be reportedly produced on TSMC’s 3nm process

Overview

  • Google has finalized a long-term partnership with TSMC to manufacture its custom Tensor chips for Pixel smartphones.
  • The agreement spans three to five years and is set to cover Pixel models through the anticipated Pixel 14 series in 2029.
  • The first product from the collaboration, the Tensor G5, is expected to use TSMC’s 3nm process and debut in the Pixel 10 lineup in late 2025.
  • Google is shifting fabrication from Samsung after yield challenges with Samsung’s 3nm gate-all-around nodes gave TSMC a leading edge in chip production.
  • Leaked details indicate the Tensor G5 will pair Arm Cortex CPU cores with an Imagination Technologies DXT GPU and integrate new co-processors for always-on audio, memory management and EdgeTPU AI acceleration.