The Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro will go down in history for being the first Google smartphones to use a proprietary chipset, the development of which took several years of work. The Tensor chipset, which aims to maximize the performance of artificial intelligence rather than pure speed performance, however, is not completely designed by the Mountain View company, which has taken advantage of Samsung’s great experience in this area.
Samsung is behind the Tensor chipset
A detailed report by TechInsights reveals the contribution of the South Korean giant in the development and implementation of Tensor. Analysis of the Pixel 6 kernel file system shows how some blocks of Google’s chipset are in common with the Exynos series. In addition, the modem that provides 5G connectivity seems to have been completely developed by Samsung LSI, which also made the antennas used on the new Pixels.
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TechInsights has published the images, which you see in the gallery below, of the Shannon A5123 modem, the Shannon 5511 transceiver for sub-6GHz connectivity and, only for the American variant of the smartphone, also of the Shannon 5710 transceiver, all developed and produced by Samsung.
It is the first time that a high-end 5G smartphone has been launched in the US without a modem made by Qualcomm and for Samsung, it is a huge success, particularly for its semiconductor division. In addition to supplying the modems, Samsung’s LSI division contributed to the design of the chipset and its production, which was completed using a 5-nanometer production process.
Samsung’s presence is completed by OLED panels and ISOCELL sensors used on both Google Pixel 6 and Google Pixel 6 Pro, confirming the excellent state of health of the collaboration between the two technology giants.