Google switched to its own AI silicon in 2021
In 2021, Google abandoned Snapdragon for its proprietary Tensor silicon to enhance AI capabilities. The Tensor G5 and G6 chips are fabricated in Taiwan, while the Pixel Watch 5 continues to use Qualcomm.
- Field
- hardware and chips
- What they did
- Google switched from Snapdragon chips to its own Tensor chips to improve AI capabilities, such as transcribing voice notes.
- Why it matters
- This allows phones to work better with Google's machine learning algorithms, although some devices like the Pixel Watch 5 still use Snapdragon.
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