Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) will manufacture the main computing engine for Google's tenth-generation Tensor Processing Unit, codenamed Icefish. The collaboration utilizes TSMC's cutting-edge 1.4nm process for the hardware's primary component.
Google is diversifying its semiconductor supply chain to manage surging AI chip demand and manufacturing capacity constraints. The company is also in discussions with Samsung to produce secondary components, including a memory input-output die.
Mass production for the next-generation AI hardware is expected to begin in 2028.