We have known for a long time that, in the future, Google plans to improve its workforce them to give life to the devices that make up your hardware catalog, including those Pixel smartphones for series. And despite the last few years we have been hearing rumors and speculations that Google has entered the semiconductor industry, year after year we continue to witness the arrival of Pixel edges fitted with the latest generation of Qualcomm processors. But that may be about to change.
According to rumors filed by the portal Axios, Google is already focused on upgrading its portable processor, a process that could be in the advanced stage so far as rumors are likely the Pixels of 2021 were the first having this processor.
This "Whitechapel", Google's own processor developed along with Samsung
Apparently, the chip in question is being built under a project known as "Whitechapel". It works with us Samsung – In particular, with the division responsible for the development of Exynos processors-.
On this chip it's called that would have been based on ARM technology and would have 8 cores. In addition, it would be done in the format of 5 nanometers and, in a way, "will be made to work with Google's smart technology." One of the benefits offered in this case is likely to be better performance of the "regular" Google Assistant mode on Pixel devices.
A source says that Google's intent may be launching this new processor with Google Pixel phones from 2021, and later the idea is to use it again as a device processor Chromebook. Although unconfirmed, previous directions have revealed that the processor was developed in partnership with Samsung two cores based on the new CM technology of the Cortex A78, two cores for the A76, and four Cortex A55 designed for energy savings.
In recent weeks, Google has received its first chip operating systems. However, Google-designed chips are not expected to be ready to deliver on Pixel phones until the following year. they are far apart. "
This would not be the first time Google has participated in it processor development and development of Pixel series models. In 2017, the company introduced the chip to its Pixel 2 Pixel Visual Core, a processor co-processor was developed in collaboration with Intel, which for the past few years has been responsible for enabling some of the photographic experience of Pixel series models. For the Pixel 4 series, this chip turned out to be Pixel Neural Core, able to perform other functions than those related to images.
However, the development of your processor it can be something completely different. First, because Google may suspend it to some extent on Qualcomm – except that it will continue to require the services of Californian Giantorans when it comes to modem provision – the company that is now the industry's largest. of cellular processors. And more, because it's a move of this nature it can give Google almost complete control over the hardware of its mobile devices, in the same way that Apple has itself.
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