[rwmj]

Pretty sure this is nothing to do with Google manufacturing their own silicon. It's an open secret that standard Intel server chips contain "special silicon" with features which are only switched on for certain customers. I'm pretty sure this is what Google is referring to. Source: https://techreport.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=118026

[kyrra]

Google has been doing custom security hardware for 5 years in Chromebooks[0].

[0] https://chrome.googleblog.com/2011/07/chromebook-security-br...