GlobalFoundries

GlobalFoundries acquires Singapore semiconductor firm in push to expand AI portfolio 

Advanced Micro Foundry specialises in silicon photonics, a technology that allows for faster and more efficient data transmission

Through careful phased implementation, GlobalFoundries successfully managed the inherent risks of introducing new technology to sensitive semiconductor manufacturing processes.

GlobalFoundries’ Remote Plasma Clean initiative cuts emissions 

Project delivers operational benefits as well, which enhance overall fabrication productivity

GlobalFoundries Singapore senior vice-president and general manager Tan Yew Kong (left) and A*Star Institute of Microelectronics executive director Terence Gan sign the MOU.

GlobalFoundries, A*Star sign MOU on advanced packaging innovation for semicon chips

Skills enhancement initiatives are expected to train at least 30 employees

A combined company would establish a larger US-based firm with a global manufacturing footprint spanning Asia, United States and Europe.

GlobalFoundries, Taiwanese chipmaker UMC consider merger: sources

TAIWAN’S major chipmaker United Microelectronics and US-based GlobalFoundries are looking into the possibility of a merger, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday.

GlobalFoundries operates a wafer plant in Singapore.

GlobalFoundries sinks into the red with US$730 million Q4 loss due to impairment charge

The semiconductor manufacturer announced top leadership changes last week

The binding contract provides up to US$1.5 billion in direct funding and comes under the Chips and Science Act, a suite of incentives to boost research and US semiconductor production.

US finalises US$1.5 billion chips award to GlobalFoundries

The Biden administration has unveiled billions in grants through the Chips Act, but much of the funds have not been disbursed

TSMC’s package announced in April includes US$6.6 billion in grants and as much as US$5 billion in loans to support the construction of three semiconductor factories in Phoenix.

TSMC and Globalfoundries finish talks over Chips Act awards

TAIWAN Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and GlobalFoundries have finished negotiating binding agreements for billions of US dollars in grants and loans to support US factories, sources famil...

Exports to firms on the list require a difficult-to-obtain license, which GlobalFoundries did not apply for, the department says.

US fines GlobalFoundries for shipping chips to sanctioned Chinese firm

THE US said on Friday (Nov 1) it imposed a US$500,000 penalty on New York-based GlobalFoundries, the world’s third-largest contract chipmaker, for shipping chips without authorisation to an affiliate ...

Mubadala is GlobalFoundries’ largest shareholder with an 85 per cent stake before this sale.

Mubadala offers to sell US$950 million of GlobalFoundries shares

A UNIT of Mubadala Investment is seeking to raise US$950 million in a sale of GlobalFoundries shares, two years after the chipmaker went public.

GlobalFoundries, the world’s third-largest contract chipmaker, will build a new semiconductor production facility in Malta, New York, and expand existing operations there and in Burlington, Vermont.

US awards US$1.5 billion to GlobalFoundries for domestic semiconductor production

THE US government is awarding US$1.5 billion to GlobalFoundries to expand semiconductor production, the Biden administration said on Monday (Feb 19), in a bid to strengthen domestic supply chains.