Why the Pixel 6's Tensor chip is actually a big deal (and why it isn’t)
Let's put some perspective on the Google Tensor processor inside the Pixel 6.
By Robert Triggs
For the better part of a decade, Robert has been writing about technology and trying not to ignore his various unfinished gadget projects. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Sound Engineering but also considers himself a self-taught boffin in displays, processors, wireless networking, and pretty much any other hardware that's crammed into smartphones.
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It’s finally official. Google’s Pixel 6 will feature the company’s first bespoke SoC. Although the company has dabbled in custom hardware before with the Pixel Visual Core and Titan M security add-ons, this is the first time Google has picked out all the inner workings of the chip itself. (Although, the company has licensed many of the building blocks for the SoC.) Still, the Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) is all in-house, and Google is putting it at the heart of the Tensor SoC.