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Samsung has been instrumental in helping Google develop its custom Tensor chip that powers the company's Pixel mobile devices. The Korean giant also manufactured these chips on its foundry.
It appears that Google is increasingly desirous of reducing its reliance on Samsung. The company will reportedly replace Samsung's Exynos modems on its Tensor chips with one from MediaTek next year.
Signs that Google was willing to involve other major partners in Tensor emerged not so long ago, when it emerged that the company's latest Tensor chip powering the Pixel 10 series, the Tensor G5, is manufactured not by Samsung as previously chips had been, but by Samsung rival TSMC.
Previous Tensor chips have typically used Samsung's Exynos modems and that may also be set to change next year. A new report indicates that next year's Google chipset, the Tensor G6, is going to skip Samsung's Exynos 5400i modem in favor of the MediaTek M90.
Google apparently wanted to make the switch this year but ended up going with the Exynos 5400i in the end for the Tensor G5. However, it appears the decision for 2026 has been made, as references to the M90 modem have been discovered in the bootloader code for the upcoming chipset.
It's also claimed that Google won't tap Samsung to manufacture the Tensor G6. It may opt for TSMC's 2nm process instead, even as Samsung has idle 2nm capacity, and is reportedly very keen on undercutting TSMC's price.
Google and Samsung continue to work closely together in other segments, including software, artificial intelligence, and XR. While this break up won't affect those endeavors, Samsung would certainly hope that Google would have stuck around with it for longer.
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It appears that Google is increasingly desirous of reducing its reliance on Samsung. The company will reportedly replace Samsung's Exynos modems on its Tensor chips with one from MediaTek next year.
Samsung's losing a lot of Google's Tensor business
Signs that Google was willing to involve other major partners in Tensor emerged not so long ago, when it emerged that the company's latest Tensor chip powering the Pixel 10 series, the Tensor G5, is manufactured not by Samsung as previously chips had been, but by Samsung rival TSMC.
Previous Tensor chips have typically used Samsung's Exynos modems and that may also be set to change next year. A new report indicates that next year's Google chipset, the Tensor G6, is going to skip Samsung's Exynos 5400i modem in favor of the MediaTek M90.
Google apparently wanted to make the switch this year but ended up going with the Exynos 5400i in the end for the Tensor G5. However, it appears the decision for 2026 has been made, as references to the M90 modem have been discovered in the bootloader code for the upcoming chipset.
It's also claimed that Google won't tap Samsung to manufacture the Tensor G6. It may opt for TSMC's 2nm process instead, even as Samsung has idle 2nm capacity, and is reportedly very keen on undercutting TSMC's price.
Google and Samsung continue to work closely together in other segments, including software, artificial intelligence, and XR. While this break up won't affect those endeavors, Samsung would certainly hope that Google would have stuck around with it for longer.
The post Google may stop working with Samsung on this crucial piece of hardware appeared first on imeisource.