Skip to content

safermart.shop

  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Home
  • Technology
  • Report: Samsung was shocked by Google’s switch to TSMC for future Tensor chips

Report: Samsung was shocked by Google’s switch to TSMC for future Tensor chips

Posted on June 19, 2025 By kbperfume568@gmail.com No Comments on Report: Samsung was shocked by Google’s switch to TSMC for future Tensor chips
Technology


Samsung foundries manufactured the first four Google Tensor chips – the G1 through G4 that were used in the Pixel 6 through Pixel 9 series. Now insiders are saying that Google has switched alliances and the next five generations, Tensor G5 through G9, will be fabbed by TSMC – these will be used in the Pixel 10 (coming later this year) to Pixel 14 series.

This reportedly came as a shock to executives over at Samsung who are now convening meetings to analyze what went wrong and to chart possible paths to recovery.

Besides Samsung’s Exynos division, Google was the last major chipset client to exclusively use Samsung foundries. Qualcomm still uses them for the occasional Snapdragon, but it’s the likes of Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 and 6 Gen 3 – everything else, the flagship chips especially, has gone over to TSMC.

Other companies such as Nvidia used Samsung for GPU dies, but moved over to TSMC several years ago – the one major exception being Nintendo Switch 2’s Tegra T239 chip, but that is fabbed on an old 8nm node.

So, what next? Google will be getting 3nm Tensor G5 chips for the Pixel 10 models coming later this year. Samsung seems to have also lost the modem business to MediaTek – Pixel 10 phones will reportedly use MediaTek T900 modems instead (although some rumors still point to an Exynos modem). As for the GPU, that will come from Imagination.

Tensor G5 will focus on improving efficiency rather than bringing more performance – that task will be left for the Tensor G6. Google is also working on a Tensor chip for smartwatches, though it’s not clear which foundry will be used for that one.

Report: Samsung was shocked by Google's switch to TSMC, execs are investigating

As for Samsung, the foundries are reportedly seeing improved yields from the 2nm GAA (“Gate All Around”) node. This is good news for the Exynos 2600, which will reportedly be featured in the Galaxy S26 series – if that chip performs well, it can become a showcase of what Samsung’s foundries can do, which will help when the company tries to lure old customers away from TSMC.

Source (in Korean) | Via



aps247.com

Post Views: 7

Post navigation

❮ Previous Post: Galaxy Z Fold7 storage and color options leak with full renders
Next Post: Samsung Galaxy A07, F07, and M07 are on the way ❯

You may also like

Technology
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 and Z Flip7 certification reveals their battery capacities
May 5, 2025
Technology
Weekly poll results: half of you are already on Android 15, but many are not so lucky
April 26, 2025
Technology
Huawei Watch Fit 4 Pro review
May 15, 2025
Technology
Galaxy Z Fold7 Ultra is coming? OnePlus 13s is here, Week 23 in review
June 8, 2025

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recent Posts

  • Redmi K80 Ultra reviewed and disassembled ahead of launch
  • Samsung Galaxy S25 FE’s design revealed through CAD-based renders
  • Nothing Headphone (1) leaks in set of live images
  • Tecno Pova Curve hands-on review
  • Samsung Galaxy M36 now has an official launch date

Recent Comments

No comments to show.

Archives

  • June 2025
  • May 2025
  • April 2025

Categories

  • Technology
  • Uncategorized
  • Home
  • About
  • Contact

Copyright © 2025 safermart.shop.

Theme: Oceanly News by ScriptsTown