Google wants to make own Android chips, report claims

Google may begin making its own chips for Android phones. The company has reportedly spoken with chip manufacturers about building Android device processors in an effort to compete with Apple. The firm wants these processors to have a better memory, faster cameras and built-in depth-sensor support. According to a report in The Information, Google believe […]

Google may begin making its own chips for Android phones. The company has reportedly spoken with chip manufacturers about building Android device processors in an effort to compete with Apple.
The firm wants these processors to have a better memory, faster cameras and built-in depth-sensor support.
According to a report in The Information, Google believe that current hardware is limiting its ability to bring new technology to the market.
It says in recent discussions “Google representatives put forward designs of chips it was interested in co-developing, including a phone’s main processor.”
While the report didn’t say which chip manufacturers Google was talking to, Qualcomm, MediaTek and Samsung are currently the biggest suppliers of chips for Android phones.
A mobile’s chip contains the various memory, computer processing units (CPUs), graphics cards and other components needed to make all its features work.
The technology is known as System on a Chip (SoC) and a circuit within it combines all of these primary components in one. They are used by handset manufacturers because the companies can place the chip straight into the device without having to add individual components.