Not TSMC OEM! Google's second-generation Tensor continues to find Samsung's 4nm process

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　　Google pointed out at the I/O2022 developer conference that the new flagship Pixel 7 series will be equipped with Google's second-generation SoC chip Tensor, which will be handed over to Samsung for production again, and mass production is expected to begin in June.

　　Korean media Ddaily reported that Google's second-generation SoC chip Tensor will use Samsung's 4nm process and is expected to start mass production in June, while industry sources say the new flagship Pixel 7 series will debut in October.

　　The original Tensor processor, first used in the Pixel 6 series, launched in October 2021, and was also manufactured on Samsung's 5nm process. The mid-range Pixel 6a, which is expected to be launched in July this year, will also use the first-generation Tensor processor. Google may improve machine learning, photos, voice recognition and other functions to increase its advantages.

　　Why might Samsung be the sole supplier of the second-generation Tensor processor? Foreign media wccftech speculates that this involves many factors, and Qualcomm’s selection of Samsung may also be a consideration, because an earlier report mentioned that TSMC may charge a fee.

　　So Samsung may also offer Google the same attractive deal on the condition that it doesn't give TSMC any orders, but the report doesn't confirm this. In addition, wccftech also believes that TSMC may be very busy, and it is too busy to deal with large orders from customers such as Apple, and it should not be able to meet the needs of Google.

　　However, Samsung's 4nm process has encountered overheating and performance problems when mass-producing Qualcomm Snapdragon 8, so it is uncertain whether the second-generation Tensor can become a competitor of Snapdragon 8 Gen1 Plus in terms of pure performance data.

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