The design of Google chips is now a cloud-based process

Google chips have gained popularity in the tech industry ever since the launch of the Pixel 6 series. This marked the first time that Google was to use their in-house chip to power a smartphone. The more recent Pixel 7 series makes use of a new chip from Google that features some improvements.

To be able to hit the nail on the head when it comes to the performance of a chip, it needs to have great architecture. This involves paying more attention to the chip’s design process before its development. According to recent reports, Google will design its future chips in the cloud.

All the data necessary for the development of future chips will be stored on the cloud. This in itself is a big shift from the way Google developed its current Tensor chips. What are the possible benefits of this cloud-based design process, and what can end users expect?

Benefits of designing future Google chips using cloud technology

The decision to switch the design process of Google chips from data centers to the cloud came after some consideration. All chips designed by Google will now go through the cloud, and this has some benefits. With this new, innovative design process, the team believes that they can accomplish more.

While designing the previous and current Tensor chips, engineers at Google had to rely on data centers. This was expensive since more facilities were needed as the storage units were stacked up. More facilities also mean more staff to manage and operate these facilities.

In a bid to focus attention and resources on growth and development, the team at Google sorted out new ways to design chips. This quest turned the team’s attention to the cloud and how efficient it will be to design chips using cloud technology. Before the total switch, Google’s chip designing team had experimented with a hybrid work environment.

Through this means, they were able to store data in their physical data centers and sent some workload to the cloud. But there was still a need to switch fully to the cloud for the chip design process. Google’s parent company helped to ensure that this switch to the cloud for the chip design process was smooth and seamless.

Now the team that works hard to design Google chips are fully making use of Google Clouds. This marks a new era in the chip design process, to improve speed and efficiency. End users will also get to see the effects of this switch with the launch of a new chip from Google soon.