The Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro feature one of the best camera performances among modern-day Android devices which is a result of closely nit hardware-software integration. And now, Google is hiring for a new San Diego-based team for camera image signal processor design.

According to a report by AndroidCentral, the new hirings could be for the design and development of the next generation of Google Tensor SoC which is rumored to be codenamed ‘Cloudripper’. Google’s senior director Mike Coulter posted the hiring announcement on linked stating that the company is looking to form a San Diago-based Camera ISP design and verification team that has openings at all levels.

Looks like @madebygoogle is building a team in #SanDiego for camera-facing parts of the Tensor SoC. I wonder where they may be trying to hire from… pic.twitter.com/Z1fkeS1tLJ

— Anshel Sag (@anshelsag) January 27, 2022

It is worth noting that prior to joining Google, Mike Coulter was the Vice President of Engineering at Qualcomm for four years. Twitter user Anshel Sag alluded to the possibility that Google might be trying to poach talent from Qualcomm, which is also based in San Diago.

We have previously reported that Google is working on the 2nd generation Tensor chip which is expected to be announced in the second half of 2022 and will likely be featured in the upcoming Pixel 7 series devices.

Information on the 2nd generation Tensor chip is scarce right now and we only know about its codename “Cloudripper” and an alleged “GS201” model number. However, with hirings commencing for the chip’s ISP, we are sure to get more leaks and details about the next-gen Tensor chip.

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Google has just recently launched its Pixel 6 series, which feature the company’s proprietary custom made Tensor chips. Now, new information has surfaced that hints at the brand working on the second generation of Tensor chips that would likely ship with the Pixel 7 series.

While the Pixel 6 series has just been released in the market, folks at 9To5Google recently spotted a reference to a new Pixel related codename, “Cloudripper.” In other words, we only have a codename to go on for now, but 9To5Google believes that this might be for the chip that powers the Pixel 7 series rather than the Pixel 7 and the Pixel 7 Pro. So, the Cloudripper could be the internal name used for the developer board that relates to hardware in common between the two smartphone models.

Previously, the codename “Slider” was also common between the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro as well. So, Cloudripped could be connected to a second generation version of the Tensor chips from the search engine giant that has a model number “GS201.” For those unaware, the Pixel 6 series’ Tensor chips arrived with a “GS101” model number. Meaning, the rise of 100 in the model number could very well be the next gen Tensor chips.

Since the Cloudripper has already been spotted in Pixel related apps right now, it arrives as no surprise that the company might have already began work on the second generation of Tensor GS201 chips. Keep in mind that it is still too early to offer any concrete statements at the moment, so stay tuned for more updates.

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Google has previously hyped the development of its own high-end and AI-supported chipset, called the Tensor. The upcoming Google Pixel 6 series later this year is expected to be powered by the Tensor chipset. However, there are strong indications that the Tensor SoC is indeed an Exynos chip, with a high probability that it is the same chipset that powered the Galaxy S21 series unveiled this year.

Samsung‘s Exynos 9855 chipset is codenamed Whitechapel, which is the same codename as Google’s Tensor. The Exynos 9855 is closer to the Exynos 9840 (marketed as Exynos 2100), and the performance of the new Tensor SoC could lie between Exynos 2100 and the yet-to-be-released Exynos 2200. The flagship Exynos 2200 will power Samsung’s premium Galaxy S22 series in 2022.

The upcoming Tensor chipset is Google’s first high-end processor that the company is deploying, obviously in company with Samsung. Previous Google Pixel smartphones were powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon processors. Google has kept the fine details about the Tensor SoC under wraps, with some allusion that it has artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. If indeed the Tensor comes with AI functionality, then the Tensor could be in a class of its own.

Neither Google nor Samsung had officially confirmed the nature of the Tensor processor. Samsung could be currently producing the Tensor on its 5nm LPE fabrication process. If the hype around the Tensor is anything to go by, then it could deliver flagship-level performance on the new Pixel 6 smartphones when they are eventually unveiled later this year.

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