A questionable prototype of the Tensor G5 doesn’t show it was made by Samsung Foundry, as claimed by tipster.
As we’ve mentioned before, the Pixel 10 will be powered by the Tensor G5 application processor (AP). This will be the first Tensor chip designed from the ground up by Google; previous Tensor chips used a Samsung Exynos AP as a foundation while Google added some customized parts of the chipset. The change will allow Google to design exclusive Pixel features right into the chipset. The Tensor G5 is also the first Tensor SoC built by the world’s largest foundry, TSMC. The four previous Tensor APs were built by Samsung Foundry.
Considering the struggles that Samsung Foundry is having with its yield at 3nm, it is no surprise that TSMC ended up with the job. But a tipster posted an image on « X » showing what he says is a prototype of the Tensor G5 AP. The tipster, @Jukanlosreve, wrote, » I received a photo of a Pixel 10 prototype chip, and it’s marked as SEC (Samsung). It certainly seems that, at least for the early versions of the Pixel 10, they were considering having the Tensor G5 manufactured at Samsung Foundry.
