Just a disclaimer, this is the first source that hinted information regarding of a product to be released in more than a year in advance, the information stated here is inconclusive in our opinion but rather interesting nonetheless.
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We're no stranger that Google's Tensor lineup isn't having a good reputation for quite a while now. The community mostly blames its choice of foundry to manufacture its last four iterations, Samsung Foundry. Which has been facing problems in the industry as far as 2019 when they first manufactured the Exynos 990 for the S20. And notably, the infamous hot duo from Qualcomm, the Snapdragon 888 and 8 Gen 1. However, the tech giant might be cooking something in the background for the 2026 lineup, yes, 2026 not a typo.
The rumormill of the foundry switch to TSMC has been present for the upcoming Pixel 10. Codename "Laguna", is said to be built on TSMC's second generation N3E process. While that's great, someone from a South Korean forum has surfaced up key details from a blog containing logistics information of different chipmakers, including Google's next iteration, the Tensor G6.
According to him, the chip is codenamed "Malibu" and he shared a screenshot indicated that it's a 2nm chip. The tipster stated that it's manufactured on Taiwan's TSMC process. We're a ways away from Google's I/O for 2026 so take the information with a grain of salt.
But if correct, Google might be seeing the biggest lift in performance relating to the manufacturing process since the first generation Tensor.