GlobalFoundaries Inc.
GlobalFoundaries Inc., is the third largest independent semiconductor manufacturer in the world. Headquartered in Milpitas, California, GlobalFoundaries has Fab plants spanning in three continents including Singapore, Germany and USA making it a true global chip manufacturer.
Global FOundaries was created out of the divestment from AMD under the Dirk Meyer who was the CEO at that time. The spinning off the Globalfoundaries made AMD a more focused company ( it now only focuses on the design aspects) while Globalfoundaries leverages its manufacturing to serve more customers.
Its latest Fab 8 located in Luther Forest Technology Campus in NY, is one of the most advanced fabs in the world and is capable of churning out 60,000 wafers per month. Fab 8 is capable of 32/28 nm wafer production and used Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) technology, jointly developed by GLOBALFOUNDRIES and other members of IBM’s Process Development Alliance.
Table : List of GlobalFoundaries 300 mm Plants
| Fab Number | Location | Capacity |
| Fab 1 |
Dresden, Germany | Has two modules. Each can produce 25,000 wafers per month |
| Fab 7 |
Singapore | Max full capacity 50,000 of 300 mm wafers per month |
| Fab 8 |
Saratoga County, New York, USA | 60,000 wafers of of 300mm |
Table : List of GlobalFoundaries 200 mm Plants
| Fab Number | Location | Capacity |
| Fab 3 |
Singapore | 50,000 of 200mm wafers/month |
| Fab 3/5 |
Singapore | 54,000 of 200mm wafers/month |
| Fab 3E |
Singapore | 34,000 of 200mm wafers/month |
| Fab 6 |
Singapore | 45,000 of 200mm wafers/month |
GlobalFoundaries is headed by its CEO Ajit Manocha.
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