'Battle of the Chip' @ Ice Mountain

KingSquatch612

Letter from behind Bronco lines ~
Our battalion is still mired down in misinformation as it appears our Broncos have now been interned on Ice Mountain with no sense of when things will get better.. All communication from MAP Central has been severed as we seek any sort of intel from our leader that may give us some direction. Sadly, the tidbits of info that is getting through via BN and B6G is not good. It appears that the 'Battle of the Chip' is still raging with MAP Central having no clue on how to handle the idiosyncrasies of this worthy foe. Who would have thought that something so small would have become such a devious adversary?...
My nights are filled with dreams of traversing nearly impassable terrain for as far as the eye can see. The dreams that don't include driving are filled with the pure joy of installing each of the items I acquired pre-delivery and the prospect of adding more items at a dizzying rate... Still, the thought of my Steed being caged on Ice Mountain makes me weep!
Fortunately, resources are still high but with moral at an all time low, daily drinking among the troops has become the norm rather than the celebratory occasion it once was when we signed up for this mission 19 months ago. I myself was able to resist the temptation at first, especially when I was given a sliver of hope from MAP Central that my wait would soon be over, perhaps shortly after the holidays... As we all know now, this intel was severely flawed so I also have sadly now succumbed to the drowning of my sorrows with my comrades. I'll have to close for now as it's Friday and with no information from MAP Central or Ice Mountain once again, we have to start the heavy consumption at noon to combat the discouragement of not knowing what the future holds with regard to any resolution in the ongoing war with the dreaded Micro-Chips.
I will try to write again as time permits, or when I sober up sometime in mid April or maybe even May...
Please keep myself, and all the troops in my same predicament, in your thoughts and prayers :cry:

Moostrak

You could join the "biggest party on ice" this weekend at the Maple Lake Ice Fishing Derby. Granted I avoid it. Not much fishing and too many people. That's why we want our Bronco's, to get away from the crowds.

KingSquatch612

Letter from behind Bronco lines ~
Our battalion is still mired down in misinformation as it appears our Broncos have now been interned on Ice Mountain with no sense of when things will get better.. All communication from MAP Central has been severed as we seek any sort of intel from our leader that may give us some direction. Sadly, the tidbits of info that is getting through via BN and B6G is not good. It appears that the 'Battle of the Chip' is still raging with MAP Central having no clue on how to handle the idiosyncrasies of this worthy foe. Who would have thought that something so small would have become such a devious adversary?...
My nights are filled with dreams of traversing nearly impassable terrain for as far as the eye can see. The dreams that don't include driving are filled with the pure joy of installing each of the items I acquired pre-delivery and the prospect of adding more items at a dizzying rate... Still, the thought of my Steed being caged on Ice Mountain makes me weep!
Fortunately, resources are still high but with moral at an all time low, daily drinking among the troops has become the norm rather than the celebratory occasion it once was when we signed up for this mission 19 months ago. I myself was able to resist the temptation at first, especially when I was given a sliver of hope from MAP Central that my wait would soon be over, perhaps shortly after the holidays... As we all know now, this intel was severely flawed so I also have sadly now succumbed to the drowning of my sorrows with my comrades. I'll have to close for now as it's Friday and with no information from MAP Central or Ice Mountain once again, we have to start the heavy consumption at noon to combat the discouragement of not knowing what the future holds with regard to any resolution in the ongoing war with the dreaded Micro-Chips.
I will try to write again as time permits, or when I sober up sometime in mid April or maybe even May...
Please keep myself, and all the troops in my same predicament, in your thoughts and prayers :cry:

KingSquatch612

Letter from behind Bronco lines ~
Our battalion is still mired down in misinformation as it appears our Broncos have now been interned on Ice Mountain with no sense of when things will get better.. All communication from MAP Central has been severed as we seek any sort of intel from our leader that may give us some direction. Sadly, the tidbits of info that is getting through via BN and B6G is not good. It appears that the 'Battle of the Chip' is still raging with MAP Central having no clue on how to handle the idiosyncrasies of this worthy foe. Who would have thought that something so small would have become such a devious adversary?...
My nights are filled with dreams of traversing nearly impassable terrain for as far as the eye can see. The dreams that don't include driving are filled with the pure joy of installing each of the items I acquired pre-delivery and the prospect of adding more items at a dizzying rate... Still, the thought of my Steed being caged on Ice Mountain makes me weep!
Fortunately, resources are still high but with moral at an all time low, daily drinking among the troops has become the norm rather than the celebratory occasion it once was when we signed up for this mission 19 months ago. I myself was able to resist the temptation at first, especially when I was given a sliver of hope from MAP Central that my wait would soon be over, perhaps shortly after the holidays... As we all know now, this intel was severely flawed so I also have sadly now succumbed to the drowning of my sorrows with my comrades. I'll have to close for now as it's Friday and with no information from MAP Central or Ice Mountain once again, we have to start the heavy consumption at noon to combat the discouragement of not knowing what the future holds with regard to any resolution in the ongoing war with the dreaded Micro-Chips.
I will try to write again as time permits, or when I sober up sometime in mid April or maybe even May...
Please keep myself, and all the troops in my same predicament, in your thoughts and prayers :cry:

Laura

Please keep https://thebronconation.com/community-guidelines/ in mind when posting. No racism, politics, and keep posts on track to main topic.

nano77

Beautifully well said, Bravo!, you write from my heart.

frankgoss

Laura
Here is GlobalFoundries info:

GlobalFoundries Inc. (GF or GloFo) is a multinational semiconductor contract manufacturing and design company incorporated in the Cayman Islands and headquartered in Malta, New York.[3] Created by the divestiture of the manufacturing arm of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), the company was privately owned by Mubadala Investment Company, the sovereign wealth fund of the United Arab Emirates, until an initial public offering (IPO) in October 2021.

The company manufactures chips designed for markets such as mobility, automotive, computing and wired connectivity, consumer internet of things (IoT) and industrial.

As of 2021, GlobalFoundries is the fourth-largest semiconductor manufacturer; it produces chips for more than 7% of the $86 billion semiconductor manufacturing services industry.[4][5] It is the only one with operations in Singapore, the European Union, and the United States: one 200 mm and one 300 mm fabrication plant in Singapore; one 300 mm plant in Dresden, Germany; one 200 mm plant in Burlington, Vermont (where it is the largest private employer)[6] and two 300 mm plants in the State of New York: one in East Fishkill and one in Malta.[7]

GlobalFoundries is a "Trusted Foundry" for the U.S. federal government and has similar designations in Singapore and Germany, including certified international Common Criteria standard (ISO 15408, CC Version 3.1).[8][9]

On October 28, 2021, the company sold shares in an IPO on the Nasdaq stock exchange at US$47 a piece, at the higher end of its targeted price range, and raised about US$2.6 billion.[10]

Overview Edit
On October 7, 2008, AMD announced it planned to go fabless and spin off their semiconductor manufacturing business into a new company temporarily called The Foundry Company. Mubadala announced their subsidiary Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC) agreed to pay $700 million to increase their stake in AMD's semiconductor manufacturing business to 55.6% (up from 8.1%). Mubadala will invest $314 million for 58 million new shares, increasing their stake in AMD to 19.3%. $1.2 billion of AMD's debt will be transferred to The Foundry Company.[11] On 8 December 2008, amendments were announced. AMD will own approximately 34.2% and ATIC will own approximately 65.8% of The Foundry Company.[12]

On March 4, 2009, GlobalFoundries was officially announced.[13] On September 7, 2009, ATIC announced it would acquire Chartered Semiconductor for S$2.5 billion (US$1.8 billion) and integrate Chartered Semiconductor into GlobalFoundries.[14] On January 13, 2010, GlobalFoundries announced it had finalized the integration of Chartered Semiconductor.[15]

On March 4, 2012, AMD announced they divested their final 14% stake in the company, which concluded AMD's multi-year plan to divest its manufacturing arm.[16]

On October 20, 2014, IBM announced the sale of its microelectronics business to GlobalFoundries.[17]

As of 2015, the firm owned ten fabrication plants. Fab 1 is in Dresden, Germany. Fabs 2 through 7 are in Singapore. Fabs 8 through 10 are in the northeast United States. These sites are supported by a global network of R&D, design enablement, and customer support in Singapore, China, Taiwan, Japan, India, the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.[18] In February 2017, the company announced a new 300 Fab [Fab 11] in China for growing semiconductor market in China.[19]

In 2016, GlobalFoundries licensed the 14 nm 14LPP FinFET process from Samsung Electronics. In 2018, GlobalFoundries developed the 12 nm 12LP node based on Samsung's 14 nm 14LPP process.[20]

On August 27, 2018, GlobalFoundries announced it had cancelled their 7LP process due to a strategy shift to focus on specialized processes instead of leading edge performance.[21]

On January 29, 2019, AMD announced an amended wafer supply agreement with GlobalFoundries. AMD now has full flexibility for wafer purchases from any foundry at 7 nm or beyond. AMD and GlobalFoundries agreed to commitments and pricing at 12 nm for 2019 through 2021.[22]

On May 20, 2019, Marvell Technology Group announced it would acquire Avera Semi from GlobalFoundries for $650 million and potentially an additional $90 million. Avera Semi was GlobalFoundries' ASIC Solutions division, which had been a part of IBM's semiconductor manufacturing business.[23] On February 1, 2019, GlobalFoundries announced the $236 million sale of its Fab 3E in Tampines, Singapore, to Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) as part of their plan to exit the MEMS business by December 31, 2019.[24] on April 22, 2019, GlobalFoundries announced the $430 million sale of their Fab 10 in East Fishkill, New York, to ON Semiconductor. GlobalFoundries has received $100 million and will receive $330 million at the end of 2022 when ON Semiconductor will gain full operational control. The 300mm fab is capable of 65 nm to 40 nm and was a part of IBM.[25] On August 15, 2019, GlobalFoundries announced a multi-year supply agreement with Toppan Photomasks. The agreement included Toppan acquiring GlobalFoundries' Burlington photomask facility.[26]

In February 2020, GlobalFoundries announced that its embedded magnetoresistive non-volatile memory (eMRAM) entered production which is the industry's first production ready eMRAM.[27]

In May 2020, GlobalFoundries stated it was fully abandoning its plans of opening Fab 11 in Chengdu, China due to reported rivalry between the latter and the US.[28] This was three years after the manufacturer announced it would invest $10 billion to open the new fab; the fab was never brought online.[29]

On April 26, 2021, GlobalFoundries announced that effective immediately, it was transferring its global headquarters from Santa Clara, California to its Malta, New York campus (home to Fab 8).[30]

GlobalFoundries v. TSMC et al Edit
On August 26, 2019, GlobalFoundries filed patent infringement lawsuits against TSMC and some of TSMC's customers[31] in the US and Germany. GlobalFoundries claims TSMC's 7 nm, 10 nm, 12 nm, 16 nm, and 28 nm nodes have infringed on 16 of its patents. Lawsuits were filed in the U.S. International Trade Commission, the U.S. Federal District Courts in the Districts of Delaware, the Western District of Texas, the Regional Courts of Düsseldorf, and Mannheim in Germany.[32] GlobalFoundries has named 20 defendants: Apple, Broadcom, MediaTek, Nvidia, Qualcomm, Xilinx, Arista, ASUS, BLU, Cisco, Google, Hisense, Lenovo, Motorola, TCL, OnePlus, Avnet/EBV, Digi-Key and Mouser.[33] On August 27, TSMC announced it was reviewing the complaints filed, but are confident that the allegations are baseless and will vigorously defend its proprietary technology.[34]

On October 1, 2019, TSMC filed patent infringement lawsuits against GlobalFoundries in the US, Germany and Singapore. TSMC claimed GlobalFoundries' 12 nm, 14 nm, 22 nm, 28 nm and 40 nm nodes have infringed on 25 of its patents.[35]

On October 29, 2019, TSMC and GlobalFoundries announced a resolution to the dispute. The companies agreed to a new life-of-patents cross-license for all of their existing semiconductor patents as well as new patents to be filed by the companies in the next ten years.[36][37][38][39][40]

List of GlobalFoundries CEOs Edit
Doug Grose (2009–2011)[41]
Ajit Manocha (2011–2014)
Sanjay Jha (2014–2018)[42]
Tom Caulfield (2018–present)[43]

mike8675309

Cnet had a recent story highlighting how much of a battle it is becoming. Intel claims it will be investing 20billion in new USA chip production and TSM in China claiming it will be spending 40-44 billion in 2022 to create chip capacity.
A single fabrication plant can cost 10-15 billion.

frankgoss

Laura

Here is my source on dealings with Ford and GlobalFoundries:

Dearborn, Michigan, March 29, 2021.
Rebecca Cook | Reuters
Ford Motor plans to increase its short- and long-term supply of semiconductor chips through a new partnership with GlobalFoundries.

The Detroit automaker and New York-based chip supplier on Thursday announced the signing of a nonbinding agreement for a strategic partnership that aims to increase the supply of chips to Ford from GlobalFoundries.


Officials said the tie-up could eventually result in new chip designs specifically for Ford and an increase in the domestic production and supply of chips for the overall automotive industry.

“We’re working to reimagine our supply chain,” Chuck Gray, Ford vice president of vehicle embedded software and controls, told CNBC during a phone interview. “It will really help increase our independence.”

The companies declined to discuss financial details of the agreement or how much GlobalFoundries will increase supplies to Ford in the near term. This collaboration does not involve cross-ownership between the two companies. Gray described the talks as being in their “early days.”

Mike Hogan, GlobalFoundries senior vice president and general manager of automotive, said the agreement is part of a multipronged approach for the company to improve the supply of chips to the automotive industry.

“There will be some near-term expansion of capacity … but this is about building a different future,” Hogan said during the joint interview. “The automotive industry is fundamental to our strategy.”


The partnership comes as automakers such as Ford are still battling through a global shortage of semiconductor chips that has sporadically caused plant closures for the past year. It also follows the Biden administration urging companies to onshore manufacturing supply chains, including semiconductor chips.

“This agreement is just the beginning, and a key part of our plan to vertically integrate key technologies and capabilities that will differentiate Ford far into the future,” Ford CEO Jim Farley said in a statement.

Frank
Process technologiesEdit
GlobalFoundries' 22 nm FD-SOI process is second-sourced from STMicroelectronics.[58] STMicroelectronics signed a sourcing and licensing agreement with Samsung for the same technology later.[59]

GlobalFoundries' 14 nm 14LPP FinFET process is second-sourced from Samsung Electronics. GlobalFoundries' 12 nm FinFET nodes are based on Samsung's 14 nm 14LPP process.[20]

Learn more This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2020)

Node name	ITRS node (nm)	Date introduced	Wafer size (mm)	Lithography (wavelength)	Transistor type	Gate pitch (nm)	Metal 1 pitch (nm)	SRAM bit density (µm2)
4S	600	1993	200 Bulk	–	Planar	–	–	–
CS-24	500	1993	Bulk	–	Planar	–	–	–
5L	500	–	200 Bulk	–	Planar	–	–	–
5S	500	1994	200 Bulk	–	Planar	–	–	–
SiGe 5HP	500	2001	200	–	Planar	–	–	–
SiGe 5AM	500	2001	200	–	Planar	–	–	–
SiGe 5DM	500	2002	200	–	Planar	–	–	–
SiGe 5PA	500	2002	200	–	Planar	–	–	–
5X	450	1994	200 Bulk	–	Planar	–	–	–
CS-34	350	1995	Bulk	–	Planar	–	–	–
SiGe 5HPE	350	2001	200	–	Planar	–	–	–
SiGe 5PAe[60]	350	2007	200	–	Planar	–	–	–
SiGe 5PAx[60]	350	2016	200	–	Planar	–	–	–
SiGe 1KW5PAe[60]	350	–	200	–	Planar	–	–	–
SiGe 1K5PAx[60]	350	2016	200	–	Planar	–	–	–
6S	290	1996	200 Bulk	–	Planar	–	–	–
CS-44	250	1998	Bulk	Dry 248nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
6S2	250	1997	200 Bulk	Dry 248nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
6SF	250	–	200 Bulk	Dry 248nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
6X	250	1997	200 Bulk	–	Planar	–	–	–
6RF	250	2001	200 Bulk	Dry 248nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
250SOI	250	1999	200 SOI	Dry 248nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
SiGe 6HP	250	–	200	Dry 248nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
SiGe 6DM	250	–	200	Dry 248nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
SiGe 6WL	250	2007	200	Dry 248nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
7S	220	1998	200 Bulk	Dry 248nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
220SOI	220	1999	200 SOI	Dry 248nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
7HV	180	2010	200	Dry 248nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
180 BCDLite[61]	180	2011	200	Dry 248nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
180 UHV[61]	180	2017	200	Dry 248nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
7SF	180	1999	200 Bulk	Dry 248nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
7TG	180	–	200 Bulk	Dry 248nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
7RF	180	2003	200 Bulk	Dry 248nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
8S	180	2000	200 SOI	Dry 248nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
7RF SOI[62]	180	2007	200 RF-SOI, 300 RF-SOI	Dry 248nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
7SW RF SOI[62]	180	2014	200 RF-SOI	Dry 248nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
SiGe 7WL[63]	180	2003	200	Dry 248nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
SiGe 7HP	180	2003	200	Dry 248nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
130 BCDLite[61]	130	2014	300	Dry 248nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
130 BCD[61]	130	–	300	Dry 248nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
8SF	130	2000	200 Bulk	Dry 248nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
8SFG	130	2003	200 Bulk, 300 Bulk	Dry 248nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
8RF	130	2003	200 Bulk, 300 Bulk	Dry 248nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
130G[64]	130	–	300 Bulk	Dry 248nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
130LP[64]	130	–	300 Bulk	Dry 248nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
130LP/EE[64]	130	–	300 Bulk	Dry 248nm DU
130RFSOI[62]	130	2015	300 RF-SOI	Dry 248nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
8SW RF SOI[62]	130	2017	300 RF-SOI	Dry 248nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
SiGe 8WL[63]	130	2005	200	Dry 248nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
SiGe 8HP[63]	130	2005	200, 300	Dry 248nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
SiGe 8XP[63]	130	2016	200	Dry 248nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
9SF	90	2004	300 Bulk	Dry 193nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
9LP	90	2005	300 Bulk	Dry 193nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
9RF	90	–	300 Bulk	Dry 193nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
10S	90	2002	300 SOI	Dry 193nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
90RFSOI	90	2004	300 RF-SOI	Dry 193nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
90WG[65]	90	2018	300	Dry 193nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
90WG+[65]	90	?	300	Dry 193nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
SiGe 9HP[63]	90	2014, 2018	200, 300	Dry 193nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
10SF	65	–	300 Bulk	Dry 193nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
10LP	65	–	300 Bulk	Dry 193nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
65LPe[66]	65	2009	300 Bulk	Dry 193nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
65LPe-RF[66]	65	2009	300 Bulk	Dry 193nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
10RFe	65	–	300 Bulk	Dry 193nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
11S	65	2006	300 SOI	Dry 193nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
65RFSOI	65	2008	300 RF-SOI	Dry 193nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
55 BCDLite[66]	55	2018	300	Dry 193nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
55HV[67]	55	?	300	Dry 193nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
55 ULP[66]	55	–	300 Bulk	Dry 193nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
55LPe	55	–	300 Bulk	Dry 193nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
55LPe-RF	55	–	300 Bulk	Dry 193nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
55LPx[66]	55	–	300 Bulk	Dry 193nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
55RF[66]	55	–	300 Bulk	Dry 193nm DUV	Planar	–	–	–
45LP	45
						Number of processes currently listed here: 102

frankgoss

Laura
Here is GlobalFoundries info:

GlobalFoundries Inc. (GF or GloFo) is a multinational semiconductor contract manufacturing and design company incorporated in the Cayman Islands and headquartered in Malta, New York.[3] Created by the divestiture of the manufacturing arm of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), the company was privately owned by Mubadala Investment Company, the sovereign wealth fund of the United Arab Emirates, until an initial public offering (IPO) in October 2021.

The company manufactures chips designed for markets such as mobility, automotive, computing and wired connectivity, consumer internet of things (IoT) and industrial.

As of 2021, GlobalFoundries is the fourth-largest semiconductor manufacturer; it produces chips for more than 7% of the $86 billion semiconductor manufacturing services industry.[4][5] It is the only one with operations in Singapore, the European Union, and the United States: one 200 mm and one 300 mm fabrication plant in Singapore; one 300 mm plant in Dresden, Germany; one 200 mm plant in Burlington, Vermont (where it is the largest private employer)[6] and two 300 mm plants in the State of New York: one in East Fishkill and one in Malta.[7]

GlobalFoundries is a "Trusted Foundry" for the U.S. federal government and has similar designations in Singapore and Germany, including certified international Common Criteria standard (ISO 15408, CC Version 3.1).[8][9]

On October 28, 2021, the company sold shares in an IPO on the Nasdaq stock exchange at US$47 a piece, at the higher end of its targeted price range, and raised about US$2.6 billion.[10]

Overview Edit
On October 7, 2008, AMD announced it planned to go fabless and spin off their semiconductor manufacturing business into a new company temporarily called The Foundry Company. Mubadala announced their subsidiary Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC) agreed to pay $700 million to increase their stake in AMD's semiconductor manufacturing business to 55.6% (up from 8.1%). Mubadala will invest $314 million for 58 million new shares, increasing their stake in AMD to 19.3%. $1.2 billion of AMD's debt will be transferred to The Foundry Company.[11] On 8 December 2008, amendments were announced. AMD will own approximately 34.2% and ATIC will own approximately 65.8% of The Foundry Company.[12]

On March 4, 2009, GlobalFoundries was officially announced.[13] On September 7, 2009, ATIC announced it would acquire Chartered Semiconductor for S$2.5 billion (US$1.8 billion) and integrate Chartered Semiconductor into GlobalFoundries.[14] On January 13, 2010, GlobalFoundries announced it had finalized the integration of Chartered Semiconductor.[15]

On March 4, 2012, AMD announced they divested their final 14% stake in the company, which concluded AMD's multi-year plan to divest its manufacturing arm.[16]

On October 20, 2014, IBM announced the sale of its microelectronics business to GlobalFoundries.[17]

As of 2015, the firm owned ten fabrication plants. Fab 1 is in Dresden, Germany. Fabs 2 through 7 are in Singapore. Fabs 8 through 10 are in the northeast United States. These sites are supported by a global network of R&D, design enablement, and customer support in Singapore, China, Taiwan, Japan, India, the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.[18] In February 2017, the company announced a new 300 Fab [Fab 11] in China for growing semiconductor market in China.[19]

In 2016, GlobalFoundries licensed the 14 nm 14LPP FinFET process from Samsung Electronics. In 2018, GlobalFoundries developed the 12 nm 12LP node based on Samsung's 14 nm 14LPP process.[20]

On August 27, 2018, GlobalFoundries announced it had cancelled their 7LP process due to a strategy shift to focus on specialized processes instead of leading edge performance.[21]

On January 29, 2019, AMD announced an amended wafer supply agreement with GlobalFoundries. AMD now has full flexibility for wafer purchases from any foundry at 7 nm or beyond. AMD and GlobalFoundries agreed to commitments and pricing at 12 nm for 2019 through 2021.[22]

On May 20, 2019, Marvell Technology Group announced it would acquire Avera Semi from GlobalFoundries for $650 million and potentially an additional $90 million. Avera Semi was GlobalFoundries' ASIC Solutions division, which had been a part of IBM's semiconductor manufacturing business.[23] On February 1, 2019, GlobalFoundries announced the $236 million sale of its Fab 3E in Tampines, Singapore, to Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) as part of their plan to exit the MEMS business by December 31, 2019.[24] on April 22, 2019, GlobalFoundries announced the $430 million sale of their Fab 10 in East Fishkill, New York, to ON Semiconductor. GlobalFoundries has received $100 million and will receive $330 million at the end of 2022 when ON Semiconductor will gain full operational control. The 300mm fab is capable of 65 nm to 40 nm and was a part of IBM.[25] On August 15, 2019, GlobalFoundries announced a multi-year supply agreement with Toppan Photomasks. The agreement included Toppan acquiring GlobalFoundries' Burlington photomask facility.[26]

In February 2020, GlobalFoundries announced that its embedded magnetoresistive non-volatile memory (eMRAM) entered production which is the industry's first production ready eMRAM.[27]

In May 2020, GlobalFoundries stated it was fully abandoning its plans of opening Fab 11 in Chengdu, China due to reported rivalry between the latter and the US.[28] This was three years after the manufacturer announced it would invest $10 billion to open the new fab; the fab was never brought online.[29]

On April 26, 2021, GlobalFoundries announced that effective immediately, it was transferring its global headquarters from Santa Clara, California to its Malta, New York campus (home to Fab 8).[30]

GlobalFoundries v. TSMC et al Edit
On August 26, 2019, GlobalFoundries filed patent infringement lawsuits against TSMC and some of TSMC's customers[31] in the US and Germany. GlobalFoundries claims TSMC's 7 nm, 10 nm, 12 nm, 16 nm, and 28 nm nodes have infringed on 16 of its patents. Lawsuits were filed in the U.S. International Trade Commission, the U.S. Federal District Courts in the Districts of Delaware, the Western District of Texas, the Regional Courts of Düsseldorf, and Mannheim in Germany.[32] GlobalFoundries has named 20 defendants: Apple, Broadcom, MediaTek, Nvidia, Qualcomm, Xilinx, Arista, ASUS, BLU, Cisco, Google, Hisense, Lenovo, Motorola, TCL, OnePlus, Avnet/EBV, Digi-Key and Mouser.[33] On August 27, TSMC announced it was reviewing the complaints filed, but are confident that the allegations are baseless and will vigorously defend its proprietary technology.[34]

On October 1, 2019, TSMC filed patent infringement lawsuits against GlobalFoundries in the US, Germany and Singapore. TSMC claimed GlobalFoundries' 12 nm, 14 nm, 22 nm, 28 nm and 40 nm nodes have infringed on 25 of its patents.[35]

On October 29, 2019, TSMC and GlobalFoundries announced a resolution to the dispute. The companies agreed to a new life-of-patents cross-license for all of their existing semiconductor patents as well as new patents to be filed by the companies in the next ten years.[36][37][38][39][40]

List of GlobalFoundries CEOs Edit
Doug Grose (2009–2011)[41]
Ajit Manocha (2011–2014)
Sanjay Jha (2014–2018)[42]
Tom Caulfield (2018–present)[43]