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Thursday 13 July 2023
Why Taiwan semiconductor firms refrain from enforcing layoffs amid market headwinds
Despite significant sales shrinkages amid lingering economic downturns and market headwinds, there have been no significant layoffs among nearly all the upstream and downstream players...
Tuesday 13 June 2023
Lockheed Martin, GF team up for secure supply chain
Lockheed Martin and GlobalFoundries (GF) have announced a strategic collaboration to advance semiconductor manufacturing and innovation in the United States and to enhance the security,...
Tuesday 6 June 2023
GF and STMicroelectronics finalize agreement for new 300mm fab in France
GlobalFoundries and STMicroelectronics have announced the successful conclusion of their agreement to establish a jointly-operated, high-volume semiconductor manufacturing facility...
Thursday 1 June 2023
US DoD accredits GF advanced fab in New York
The US Department of Defense (DoD), through the Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA) Trusted Access Program Office (TAPO), has accredited GlobalFoundries' advanced manufacturing...
Monday 29 May 2023
Ayar Labs raises another US$25 million in latest funding round
Ayar Labs has completed Series C1 funding, raising an additional US$25 million to bring its total Series C funding to US$155 million, according to the US-based silicon photonics chip...
Wednesday 17 May 2023
GF, Samsung, and TSMC join Imec's Sustainable Semiconductor Technologies & Systems program
Imec, the Belgium-based semiconductor research hub, announced on May 16 that GlobalFoundries, Samsung Electronics, and TSMC have joined its Sustainable Semiconductor Technologies...
Wednesday 26 April 2023
TSMC, GF strike new contracts with car vendors
TSMC and GlobalFoundries have both struck long-term contracts with car vendors.
Thursday 20 April 2023
GF sues IBM alleging misuse of trade secrets
GlobalFoundries has filed a lawsuit against IBM for misuse of trade secrets.
Tuesday 28 March 2023
Chipmakers to boost 300mm fab capacity to all-time high in 2026
Semiconductor manufacturers worldwide are forecast to increase 300mm fab capacity to an all-time high of 9.6 million wafers per month in 2026, according to SEMI.
Friday 10 March 2023
Singapore offers substantial subsidies to entice TSMC to build 12-inch fab locally
TSMC is reportedly slowing down its new fab project in Germany, due to growing doubts about whether the pure-play foundry will receive adequate EU subsidies in light of the region's...
Monday 20 February 2023
Amkor, GF team up for at-scale IC backend services in Europe
Amkor Technology and GlobalFoundries (GF) have formed a strategic partnership that will enable a comprehensive EU/US supply chain from semiconductor wafer production at GF to OSAT...
Friday 17 February 2023
Arctic Semiconductor ships its 1st 5G RF chipset
Arctic Semiconductor has rebranded from SiTune to Arctic Semiconductor to emphasize its focus on 5G RF products, and has started shipping its first 5G silicon chipset, IceWings, in...
Thursday 16 February 2023
GF warns of slowdown in 1Q23 after record 2022
Despite achieving record gross margins and net income in 2022, GlobalFoundries has warned of a slowdown in the first quarter of 2023.
Wednesday 15 February 2023
UMC offers price discounts for customers willing to raise orders
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) has offered 10-15% price discounts to customers willing to ramp up their wafer starts in the second quarter of 2023, according to industry...
Tuesday 14 February 2023
Micron, Intel decelerate fab construction in US amid market downturn
As regionalization trend becomes hard to reverse and production regionalization is gaining momentum, US semiconductor heavyweights Micron, GlobalFoundries, Intel, and TI have all...