Samsung Electronics to manufacture Google’s second-generation Tensor on 4nm process

Samsung is once again working with Google to produce the next 2nd Generation Tensor SoC that will be derived in the upcoming Pixel 7 and 7 Pro, according to reports. The upcoming Pixel phones are anticipated to be launched later this year.

Last month, Google announced that the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro will be charged by the next-gen Tensor SoC. While the tech firm didn’t disclose any more information about the next processor, a new report indicates that it will be produced by Samsung on a 4nm process.

Samsung Tensor SoC: Highlights

As per reports, Samsung is collaborating with Google to create the Tensor 2 SoC and the South Korean tech giant will begin mass-producing Google’s second-generation Tensor chipset on the 4nm process from June. The Tensor 2 chip will charge the Pixel 7 series which is anticipated to be released in October.

It is to be remembered that Samsung Electronics also produced the first-generation tensor chip used in the Pixel 6 series. It will also power the Pixel 6a, which will launch in July. The previous Tensor chip was made using a 5nm process and the second-generation tensor is said to be made using Samsung’s 4nm approach.

About 2nd-gen Tensor chip

The 2nd generation Tensor chipset will be mass-produced from June. It was, formerly reported that the “Pixel 7 series is expected to be released in October.” However, it is still not known when Google will host the accustomed fall event and when exactly the phones will go on sale.

Google so far states that the upcoming Tensor chip “will bring even more helpful, customized features to photos, videos, security, and speech recognition” to the upcoming Pixel 7 smartphone.

Google will decide on dual Cortex-X1 CPUs for the main cores. Meanwhile, despite being an older generation, the medium ARM cores (A76) are built on the 5nm process instead of the 7nm.

The report from today states that Samsung will get the responsibility of producing the Waymos autonomous driving chips. It could also be responsible for producing Google server chips shortly. Samsung, as reported, attracts its customers due to its design support.