Google hires Apple chip designer to build custom chips


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Google has hired Manu Gulati, a former Apple employee and chief architect of SoCs, according to a report from Variety. The move hints that Google is planning to build its own custom chips for its next generation Pixel phones. Gulati updated his LinkedIn profile that now says Google’s Lead SoC Architect.

Gulati had been with Apple for around eight years and has over 20 years of industry experience. He has previously worked with AMD and Broadcom manufacturers. Google does not make its own chips as it relies on chips from Texas Instruments for Nest while Pixel phones are powered by Qualcomm chips. Earlier this year in February, Xiaomi released its own Pinecone SoC.

If Google releases it own processors, it will be an advantage for Pixel phones over the range of Snapdragon powered phones out in the market.

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Author: Sneha Bokil

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