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{{다른 뜻|텐서 처리 장치|구글이 개발한 프로세서|중앙 처리 장치}}
'''구글 텐서'''({{llang|en|Google Tensor}})는 [[구글]]이 [[구글 픽셀|픽셀]] 장치를 위해 설계한 시스템 온 칩(SoC) 프로세서 시리즈이다. 1세대 칩은 2021년 [[픽셀 6]], [[픽셀 6 프로]] 스마트폰 시리즈에 첫 선을 보였고, 2022년 [[픽셀 7]]과 [[픽셀 7 프로]] 스마트폰 시리즈의 2세대 칩이 뒤를 이었다.

== 배경 ==
구글이 설계한 시스템 온 칩(SoC) 개발은 2016년 4월에 처음 시작되었지만 구글의 CEO 순다르 피차이와 하드웨어 최고 책임자인 릭 오스터로는 제품이 준비되기까지 오랜 시간이 걸릴 것이라고 동의하였다.<ref>{{웹 인용|last=Bohn |first=Dieter |date=October 19, 2021 |title=Sundar Pichai and Rick Osterloh Think the Pixel 6 is Google's Breakout Phone |url=https://www.theverge.com/22733159/sundar-pichai-rick-osterloh-google-pixel-6-interview-podcast |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019180020/https://www.theverge.com/22733159/sundar-pichai-rick-osterloh-google-pixel-6-interview-podcast |archive-date=October 19, 2021 |access-date=October 20, 2021 |website=[[The Verge]]}}</ref> 이듬해 이후 규모가 커진 인공지능(AI)과 머신러닝 전문 반도체 연구원 76명으로 구성된 팀을 꾸려 칩 작업을 벌였다.<ref name="GoogleSilicon">{{웹 인용|last=Tibken |first=Shara |date=October 19, 2021 |title=Google Pixel 6's Tensor Chip Aims to Make the Android 12 Phone Smarter and Last Longer |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/google-pixel-6-tensor-chip-aims-to-make-the-android-12-smarter-and-last-longer/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019201410/https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/google-pixel-6-tensor-chip-aims-to-make-the-android-12-smarter-and-last-longer/ |archive-date=October 19, 2021 |access-date=October 24, 2021 |website=[[CNET]]}}</ref> 2020년 4월, 픽셀과 크롬북 장치용 맞춤형 ARM 기반 프로세서(코드명 화이트채플)로 "큰 진전"을 이루었다.<ref>{{웹 인용|last=Fried |first=Ina |date=April 14, 2020 |title=Scoop: Google readies its own chip for future Pixels, Chromebooks |url=https://www.axios.com/2020/04/14/scoop-google-readies-its-own-chip-for-future-pixels-chromebooks |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505151500/https://www.axios.com/2020/04/14/scoop-google-readies-its-own-chip-for-future-pixels-chromebooks |archive-date=May 5, 2022 |access-date=October 2, 2022 |website=[[Axios (website)|Axios]]}}</ref> 피차이는 지난 10월 구글 모기업 알파벳의 분기별 수익 투자자 통화에서 하드웨어에 대한 회사의 "더 깊은 투자"에 대해 흥분을 표시했는데, 일부는 화이트채플을 암시하는 것으로 해석했다.<ref>{{웹 인용|last=Langley |first=Hugh |date=October 29, 2020 |title=CEO Sundar Pichai says some of Google's 'deeper investments' in hardware will be revealed next year. Here's what they might be. |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/google-dropped-a-big-hardware-tease-for-next-year-2020-10 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030040606/https://www.businessinsider.com/google-dropped-a-big-hardware-tease-for-next-year-2020-10 |archive-date=October 30, 2020 |access-date=October 2, 2022 |website=[[Business Insider]]}}</ref> 2021년 4월, 화이트채플이 구글의 차기 픽셀 스마트폰에 전력을 공급할 것이라는 보도가 나왔다.<ref name="Whitechapel">{{웹 인용|last=Bradshaw |first=Kyle |date=April 2, 2021 |title=Exclusive: Pixel 6 will be powered by new Google-made 'Whitechapel' chip |url=https://9to5google.com/2021/04/02/pixel-6-google-gs101-whitechapel/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210402154827/https://9to5google.com/2021/04/02/pixel-6-google-gs101-whitechapel/ |archive-date=April 2, 2021 |access-date=September 16, 2021 |website=9to5Google}}</ref>

구글은 지난 8월 픽셀 6과 픽셀 6 프로 스마트폰의 프리뷰의 일환으로 텐서라는 이름의 이 칩을 공식적으로 공개했다.<ref>{{웹 인용|last=Bohn |first=Dieter |date=August 2, 2021 |title=This is the Pixel 6, Google's take on an 'ultra high end' phone |url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/2/22605094/google-pixel-6-pro-tensor-processor-specs-ai-ml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802160537/https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/2/22605094/google-pixel-6-pro-tensor-processor-specs-ai-ml |archive-date=August 2, 2021 |access-date=September 16, 2021 |website=[[The Verge]]}}</ref><ref>{{웹 인용|last=Lumb |first=David |date=August 2, 2021 |title=Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro are official, and they have a visor-like camera |url=https://www.techradar.com/news/google-pixel-6-and-pixel-6-pro-officially-revealed-by-google |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802161739/https://www.techradar.com/news/google-pixel-6-and-pixel-6-pro-officially-revealed-by-google |archive-date=August 2, 2021 |access-date=September 16, 2021 |website=[[TechRadar]]}}</ref> 이전 픽셀 스마트폰들은 퀄컴 스냅드래곤 칩을 사용했으며<ref>{{웹 인용|last=Nieva |first=Richard |title=Google's Pixel 6 phones are coming with a chip designed in-house |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/googles-pixel-6-phones-are-coming-with-a-chip-the-apple-rival-designed-in-house/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801174817/https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/googles-pixel-6-phones-are-coming-with-a-chip-the-apple-rival-designed-in-house/ |archive-date=August 1, 2021 |access-date=September 16, 2021 |website=[[CNET]]}}</ref> 2021년 픽셀 5a가 마지막 픽셀 폰이다.<ref>{{잡지 인용|last=Winkelman |first=Steven |date=August 17, 2021 |title=With Pixel 5a, Google Beefs Up the Battery, Gives Snapdragon Chip One Last Hurrah |url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/with-pixel-5a-google-beefs-up-the-battery-gives-snapdragon-chip-one-last |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817161537/https://www.pcmag.com/news/with-pixel-5a-google-beefs-up-the-battery-gives-snapdragon-chip-one-last |archive-date=August 17, 2021 |access-date=August 9, 2022 |magazine=[[PCMag]]}}</ref> 텐서(Tensor)는 구글의 텐서플로(TensorFlow) 및 텐서 프로세싱 유닛(Tensor Processing Unit) 기술을 참조하는 것으로, 구글 리서치 부문과 함께 부사장 겸 총괄 매니저인 필 카맥이 이끄는 구글 실리콘 팀이 개발하였다.<ref name="GoogleSilicon" /> 2022년 9월, 더 버지는 2023년 출시 예정인 픽셀북 노트북의 텐서 구동 후계기가 비용 절감 조치로 인해 취소되었다고 보고했다.<ref>{{웹 인용|last=Heath |first=Alex |last2=Pierce |first2=David |date=September 12, 2022 |title=Google canceled its next Pixelbook and shut down the team building it |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/12/23348999/google-pixelbook-canceled-team-shut-down |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912183051/https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/12/23348999/google-pixelbook-canceled-team-shut-down |archive-date=September 12, 2022 |access-date=October 2, 2022 |website=[[The Verge]]}}</ref>

== 모델 ==
=== 구글 텐서 ===
1세대 텐서 칩은 [[픽셀 6]]와 [[픽셀 6 프로]]에 첫 선을 보였으며, 픽셀 폴 런칭 행사에서 2021년 10월 공식적으로 발표되었다.<ref>{{웹 인용|last=Hollister |first=Sean |last2=Lawler |first2=Richard |date=October 5, 2021 |title=Google just announced its Pixel 6 event on October 19th |url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/5/22691850/google-pixel-6-event-2021-fall-announcement |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005164546/https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/5/22691850/google-pixel-6-event-2021-fall-announcement |archive-date=October 5, 2021 |access-date=October 6, 2021 |website=[[The Verge]]}}</ref><ref>{{웹 인용|last=Rutherford |first=Sam |date=October 19, 2021 |title=The Pixel 6 Is the Google Flagship We've Been Waiting For |url=https://gizmodo.com/the-pixel-6-is-the-google-flagship-weve-been-waiting-fo-1847889979 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019170558/https://gizmodo.com/the-pixel-6-is-the-google-flagship-weve-been-waiting-fo-1847889979 |archive-date=October 19, 2021 |access-date=October 20, 2021 |website=[[Gizmodo]]}}</ref> 이후 2022년 7월에 발표된 픽셀 6 시리즈의 미드레인지 변형인 [[픽셀 6a]]에 재사용되었다.<ref>{{웹 인용|last=Amadeo |first=Ron |date=May 11, 2022 |title=The Pixel 6a is official, and it’s set to dominate the mid-range market |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/05/the-pixel-6a-is-official-and-its-set-to-dominate-the-mid-range-market/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511190908/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/05/the-pixel-6a-is-official-and-its-set-to-dominate-the-mid-range-market/ |archive-date=May 11, 2022 |access-date=August 6, 2022 |website=[[Ars Technica]]}}</ref> 구글에 의해 개발된 것처럼 마케팅되었음에도 불구하고, 정밀 검사 결과 이 칩은 삼성의 [[엑시노스]] 시리즈와 수많은 유사점을 포함하고 있는 것으로 밝혀졌다.<ref name="Exynos">{{웹 인용|last=Schoon |first=Ben |date=November 3, 2021 |title=Google Tensor deep dive shows the Pixel 6 chip's Exynos roots, 'beastly' but hindered GPU, more |url=https://9to5google.com/2021/11/03/google-tensor-exynos-tests-deep-dive/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103165634/https://9to5google.com/2021/11/03/google-tensor-exynos-tests-deep-dive/ |archive-date=November 3, 2021 |access-date=November 9, 2021 |website=9to5Google}}</ref><ref name="AnandTech">{{웹 인용|last=Frumunsanu |first=Andrei |date=November 2, 2021 |title=Google's Tensor inside of Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro: A Look into Performance & Efficiency |url=https://www.anandtech.com/show/17032/tensor-soc-performance-efficiency/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102135233/https://www.anandtech.com/show/17032/tensor-soc-performance-efficiency/ |archive-date=November 2, 2021 |access-date=November 9, 2021 |website=[[AnandTech]]}}</ref>

=== 구글 텐서 G2 ===
2세대 텐서 칩은 2021년 10월까지 개발되었다.<ref name="Cloudripper">{{웹 인용|last=Mohan |first=Babu |date=October 29, 2021 |title=Google is reportedly already working on a new Tensor chip for the Pixel 6 successor |url=https://www.androidcentral.com/google-reportedly-already-working-new-tensor-chip-pixel-6-successor |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029175505/https://www.androidcentral.com/google-reportedly-already-working-new-tensor-chip-pixel-6-successor |archive-date=October 29, 2021 |access-date=October 30, 2021 |website=[[Android Central]]}}</ref> [[구글]]은 2022년 7월 연례 [[구글 I/O]] 기조연설에서 이 칩이 [[픽셀 7]]과 [[픽셀 7 프로]] 스마트폰에 출시될 것이라고 발표했다.<ref>{{웹 인용|last=Bursztynsky |first=Jessica |date=May 11, 2022 |title=Google announces its first smartwatch, a new budget phone and more |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/11/google-pixel-watch-pixel-7-pixel-6a-announced.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512024712/https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/11/google-pixel-watch-pixel-7-pixel-6a-announced.html |archive-date=May 12, 2022 |access-date=May 12, 2022 |publisher=[[CNBC]]}}</ref> 이 칩은 "구글 텐서 G2"로 판매된다.<ref>{{웹 인용|last=Clark |first=Mitchell |last2=Roth |first2=Emma |date=September 6, 2022 |title=Google announces October 6th event to launch the Pixel Watch and Pixel 7 |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/6/23339303/pixel-7-pro-pixel-watch-made-by-google-hardware-event-october-6th |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220907004346/https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/6/23339303/pixel-7-pro-pixel-watch-made-by-google-hardware-event-october-6th |archive-date=September 7, 2022 |access-date=September 7, 2022 |website=[[The Verge]]}}</ref>

== 반응 ==
1세대 텐서 칩은 긍정적으로 받아들여졌다. 톰스 가이드의 필립 마이클스(Philip Michaels)는 픽셀 6 및 픽셀 6 프로의 텐서 구동 기능과 비디오 기능 향상을 칭찬했다.<ref>{{웹 인용|last=Palmer |first=Jordan |date=October 19, 2021 |title=Google Pixel 6 Pro review: The best flagship phone value |url=https://www.tomsguide.com/reviews/google-pixel-6-pro |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019173607/https://www.tomsguide.com/reviews/google-pixel-6-pro |archive-date=October 19, 2021 |access-date=June 7, 2022 |website=[[Tom's Guide]]}}</ref> Marques Brownlee와 Wired의 Julian Chockkattu가 그랬다.<ref>{{영상 인용|last=Brownlee |first=Marques |author-link=Marques Brownlee |date=October 27, 2021 |title=Pixel 6/6 Pro Review: Almost Incredible! |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hvjBi4PKWA |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027223418/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hvjBi4PKWA |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |access-date=October 28, 2021 |via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref>{{잡지 인용|last=Chokkattu |first=Julian |date=October 25, 2021 |title=Review: Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro |url=https://www.wired.com/review/google-pixel-6-and-pixel-6-pro/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025161115/https://www.wired.com/review/google-pixel-6-and-pixel-6-pro/ |archive-date=October 25, 2021 |access-date=October 28, 2021 |magazine=[[와이어드 (잡지)|Wired]]}}</ref> 그의 동료인 릴리 헤이 뉴먼도 칩의 보안 기능을 강조하며 텐서의 가장 강력한 판매 포인트라고 선언했다.<ref>{{영상 인용|last=Brownlee |first=Marques |author-link=Marques Brownlee |date=October 27, 2021 |title=Pixel 6/6 Pro Review: Almost Incredible! |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hvjBi4PKWA |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027223418/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hvjBi4PKWA |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |access-date=October 28, 2021 |via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref>{{잡지 인용|last=Chokkattu |first=Julian |date=October 25, 2021 |title=Review: Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro |url=https://www.wired.com/review/google-pixel-6-and-pixel-6-pro/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025161115/https://www.wired.com/review/google-pixel-6-and-pixel-6-pro/ |archive-date=October 25, 2021 |access-date=October 28, 2021 |magazine=[[와이어드 (잡지)|Wired]]}}</ref> CNN 언더스코어드의 Jacon Krol은 Android Authority의 Jimmy Westenberg가 양면적이긴 했지만 텐서가 스마트폰으로 "가장 유동적이고 빠른 성능 중 일부"를 제공했다고 썼다.<ref>{{잡지 인용|last=Newman |first=Lily Hay |date=October 27, 2022 |title=The Pixel 6 Tensor Chip's Best Upgrade Isn’t Speed. It's Security |url=https://www.wired.com/story/google-pixel-6-tensor-chip-security/ |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027200730/https://www.wired.com/story/google-pixel-6-tensor-chip-security/ |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |access-date=August 9, 2022 |magazine=[[와이어드 (잡지)|Wired]]}}</ref> 안드로이드 폴리스의 Ryne Hager는 이 칩의 성능이 일반 사용자가 받아들일 수 있다고 생각했지만, 구글이 더 이상 퀄컴의 계약 조건에 얽매이지 않는 상황에서 더 이상의 안드로이드 업데이트를 제공하지 않은 것에 실망했다.<ref>{{웹 인용|last=Krol |first=Jacob |date=October 27, 2021 |title=Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro review: The best Android phones you can buy |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/27/cnn-underscored/google-pixel-6-pixel-6-pro-review/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028171344/https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/27/cnn-underscored/google-pixel-6-pixel-6-pro-review/index.html |archive-date=October 28, 2021 |access-date=October 28, 2021 |publisher=[[CNN Underscored]]}}</ref> 테크레이더의 리뷰어 제임스 펙햄은 텐서를 "뛰어난 기능"<ref>{{웹 인용|last=Peckham |first=James |date=October 25, 2021 |title=Google Pixel 6 Pro review |url=https://www.techradar.com/reviews/google-pixel-6-pro-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026001557/https://www.techradar.com/reviews/google-pixel-6-pro-review |archive-date=October 26, 2021 |access-date=October 20, 2021 |website=[[TechRadar]]}}</ref>이라고 평했다.<ref>{{웹 인용|last=Lumb |first=David |date=October 19, 2021 |title=Google Pixel 6 review |url=https://www.techradar.com/reviews/google-pixel-6 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019170738/https://www.techradar.com/reviews/google-pixel-6 |archive-date=October 19, 2021 |access-date=June 7, 2022 |website=[[TechRadar]]}}</ref>

== 같이 보기 ==
* [[애플 실리콘]]
== 각주 ==
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