What you need to know
- Google could collaborate with Mediatek to produce its new generation tensor chips.
- An internal source said that the company would count on the manufacturer of Taiwan chips for an economical way of producing its internal chips.
- After almost a decade of work with Broadcom, Google plans to expand its choices.
Google seems to look in a different direction for its next set of AI chips. According to a report of InformationThe technology giant could collaborate with Taiwan Mediatek flea manufacturer.
These chips also known as tensor processing units (TPU) will be produced next year, sources close to the publication project said. It is important to note that Google manufactures its chips which help form its AI models. However, he relies on Broadcom, an American flea company, to design his TPUs with the help of Blueprints supplied by Google. This has been the case since Google produced its first generation TPU in 2015.
However, now, after almost a decade of work together, he has decided to expand his scope. This collaboration with Mediatek does not indicate the rupture links of Google with Broadcom, but is frugal on the way in which he spends to design his TPUs.
To date, Google TPUS are custom -designed chips used for the formation of large AI models such as gemini and are ideal for the formation of chatbots, code generation, generation of media content and personalization models, among others. It also produces another type of TPU which deals with “interference needs” and supplies its existing services such as research and YouTube, added information.
The reason why it could be to go to Mediatek could be because it invoices less per chip compared to Broadcom and has a solid relationship with TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited), the information indicated.
An internal source told the publication that it might be to do things differently with Mediatek; He will manage most of the design of his next TPU, including the processor. “Mediatek will aim to manage what are called the entry / exit modules, which manage communication between the main processors and the peripheral components, said one of the two people involved in the project.”
But just like Broadcom, he will manage the flea production process, “which includes packaging and quality tests,” said another source from the Google TPU team.
Last year, Google seems to have spent between $ 6 billion and $ 9 billion To create one of the most powerful TPUs of 6th generation, according to Reuters. But if it takes the Mediatek route, it could spend much less and will also give Google another hand on other AI companies like Chatgpt and Microsoft, which are both counting on manufacturers of American flea.
Android Central contacted Google and Mediatek on this subject and updates the article when we have more information.
