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GlobalFoundries

GlobalFoundries is a semiconductor foundry headquartered in United States that manufactures chips for other companies.

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TL;DR

GlobalFoundries is a semiconductor foundry headquartered in United States that manufactures chips for other companies.

Level 1

Spun out of AMD in 2009, now owned by Mubadala (Abu Dhabi). Abandoned the leading-edge race in 2018 to focus on specialty and mature nodes. Fabricates Groq's LPU at 14nm. Key player in automotive, IoT, RF, and defense chips. Strong position in the non-AI semiconductor market.

Level 2

Process nodes in the dataset: 14LPP (volume, 2016), 12LP (volume, 2018) and 22FDX (volume, 2019). Clients include Groq, AMD (legacy) and US DoD.

Level 3

Fab locations: Malta, New York, USA, Dresden, Germany, Burlington, Vermont, USA and Woodlands, Singapore. Capacity utilization comes from quarterly earnings disclosures, dated on the foundries page.

The takeaway for you
If you are a
Researcher
  • ·Nodes: 14LPP, 12LP and 22FDX
If you are a
Builder
  • ·Chips made at GlobalFoundries are listed on /foundries/globalfoundries
If you are a
Investor
  • ·Clients: Groq, AMD (legacy) and US DoD
If you are a
Curious · Normie
  • ·GlobalFoundries is a factory company that makes chips designed by others
GlobalFoundries is a semiconductor foundry headquartered in United States that manufactures chips for other companies.
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