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Tuesday 14 February 2023
Tsinghua Unigroup rumored to take over GlobalFoundries' wafer fab in Chengdu, China
Industry rumors stated that Tsinghua Unigroup could be taking over GlobalFoundries (GF)'s 12-inch wafer fab in Chengdu, China. In exchange, the Chengdu city government will be investing...
Monday 13 February 2023
GF, GM strike long-term direct supply agreement
General Motors (GM) and GlobalFoundries (GF) have jointly announced a strategic, long-term agreement establishing a dedicated capacity corridor exclusively for GM's chip supply. Through...
Friday 10 February 2023
GF acquires Renesas' non-volatile resistive RAM technology
GlobalFoundries (GF) has announced the acquisition of Renesas Electronics' proprietary and production-proven conductive bridging random access memory (CBRAM) technology, a low-power...
Monday 9 January 2023
Singapore's semiconductor aspiration benefited from geopolitical uncertainties
Singapore's 10-year plan for its manufacturing sector seeks to strengthen its research and development capability and attract relevant technology talents, aiming to make the country...
Friday 6 January 2023
TSMC, GF to be main AMD foundry partners
TSMC and GlobalFoundries are expected to remain AMD's main foundry partners through 2025, while Samsung Electronics has secured only 14nm chip orders for the processor vendor's APU...
Monday 26 December 2022
Foundry houses may see orders, capacity utilization rebound in 2H23
Semiconductor supply chains are facing the challenges of severe inventory corrections and business downturns in the first half of 2023, and most foundry houses are not expected to...
Wednesday 14 December 2022
Chipmakers brace for weak 1H23
Foundries and IC design houses, particularly tier-2 players, are bracing for a weak first half of 2023 and may face a new wave of reshuffling that will challenge the industry, according...
Wednesday 7 December 2022
Automotive chip IDMs could hardly pass all extra costs to carmakers
With foundries' price negotiations with IDMs and tier-1 suppliers for 2023 reaching an end, foundries are unlikely to cut their prices and the chip vendors will have difficulties...
Monday 5 December 2022
GF and Intel semiconductor talent forgo are gifts to competitors
Intel is offering voluntary unpaid leave for thousands of employees while GlobalFoundries (GF) is laying off 6% of its global workforce to reduce short-term costs amid an industry...
Friday 25 November 2022
Silicon IP provider M31 gains from China IC self-sufficiency drive
Taiwan-based silicon IP provider M31 Technology has benefited significantly from semiconductor self-supply campaign in China, with the ratio of revenues contributed by Chinese clients...
Monday 14 November 2022
Chipmaker GlobalFoundries to start job cuts and freeze hiring
GlobalFoundries Inc., the biggest US-based provider of made-to-order semiconductors, is beginning job cuts and has enacted a hiring freeze.
Wednesday 9 November 2022
GlobalFoundries issues record preliminary Q3 results, Q4 outlook flat
US semiconductor manufacturer GlobalFoundries (GF) released preliminary Q3 results on November 8, showing that the company's revenues, margins, and net income hit new records.
Thursday 20 October 2022
Chip supply becomes ever more critical as US defense industry wakes up to new geopolitical challenge
WIth the passages of the Chips and Science Act, momentum is gaining traction in the United States to re-shore semiconductor manufacturing, as leading industry players like Intel and...
Tuesday 18 October 2022
GF secures US$30 million in federal funding
US senator Patrick Leahy and GlobalFoundries (GF) have announced the award of US$30 million in federal funding to advance the development and production of next-generation gallium...
Thursday 13 October 2022
China to face heavy blow from US new trade ban, with global IC players to suffer also
The latest tough and expanded US restrictions on shipments to China of advanced chips manufacturing equipment, supercomputer chips and high-end AI and HPC chips will not only drastically...