Google in talks with Samsung to make part of next-gen chip

Codenamed **Icefish,** Google plans for Taiwan's TSMC to make the main part of the chip while Samsung may produce a separate component that helps connect it to memory using its 2-nanometer production technology. The chip industry has been grappling with a capacity crunch, as TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker works to keep up with surging **demand** and avoid becoming a bottleneck in the global supply chain amid the AI boom. Google has been seeking to make its in-house AI chips a viable **alternative** to Nvidia's dominant graphics processing units, with sales of its TPU becoming a growth driver for the company's cloud revenue. "Icefish" remains in the design stage and could enter mass production as soon as **2028.**