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GLOBALFOUNDRIES unlocks the combination of leading-edge technology and manufacturing efficiency with a global footprint to enable accelerated chip innovation

New company to be headquartered in the US with over $6B in investments planned worldwide to expand manufacturing and technology capabilities

 

 

SUNNYVALE, CA – March 4, 2009 –GLOBALFOUNDRIES, a new leading-edge semiconductor manufacturing company formed by a joint venture between AMD [NYSE: AMD] and the Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC), today announced its official launch and outlined plans to drive profound change and expand opportunities in the semiconductor industry. GLOBALFOUNDRIES is led by an experienced semiconductor management team, including CEO Doug Grose, formerly senior vice president of manufacturing operations at AMD, and Chairman of the Board Hector Ruiz, formerly executive chairman and chairman of the board at AMD. The Company is the only U.S. based global semiconductor foundry and commences operations with approximately 2,800 employees worldwide with headquarters in Silicon Valley.

 

“The launch of GLOBALFOUNDRIES represents a historic day for our industry, one which will permanently change the market landscape by launching the world’s first truly global foundry services provider,” said Doug Grose, Chief Executive Officer of GLOBALFOUNDRIES. “With two committed joint venture partners providing strong technology and capital resources, our company brings a unique set of global capabilities to the market that will enable our customers to fully unlock their potential to innovate.”

 

GLOBALFOUNDRIES will service the manufacturing needs of AMD and will also offer an expanded roadmap of technologies to third-party customers through its high-volume, global foundry services. This means that for the first time, early access to volume chip production using leading-edge technologies will not just be limited to only high-end microprocessor makers.

 

“As consumers move to increasingly smaller and more power-efficient devices we need to remain aggressive in our technology development and ensure we have the right foundry partners to get those products to market,” said Simon Segars, Executive Vice President and General Manager, ARM. “Through the integration of our own processor and physical IP and our industry collaboration activities we continue to facilitate the adoption of next-generation consumer electronics. We look forward to working with GLOBALFOUNDRIES as we explore their advanced technology capabilities on the ARM platform to support the growing needs of our customers around the world.”

 

To meet the long-term needs of the industry, GLOBALFOUNDRIES is proceeding with plans to expand its Dresden, Germany, manufacturing lines by bringing a second 300mm manufacturing facility with bulk silicon capabilities online in late 2009. The Dresden cluster will be re-named Fab 1 with Module 1 initially focused on production of high-performance 45nm Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) technology, and Module 2 transitioning to 32nm bulk silicon capabilities.

 

In addition to Fab 1 the company also plans to begin construction on a new state-of-the-art 32nm and smaller features, $4.2B manufacturing facility at the Luther Forest Technology Campus in Saratoga County, NY, in 2009. This new facility will be named Fab 2 and is expected to create approximately 1,400 new direct jobs and more than 5,000 indirect jobs in the region. Once operational, Fab 2 will be the only independently-managed, advanced semiconductor manufacturing foundry in the United States, bucking the trend of manufacturing industries leaving the U.S.

 

“GLOBALFOUNDRIES introduces a new dynamic to our industry by bringing much needed choice and competition to the market for leading-edge foundry services,” said Hector Ruiz, Chairman of the Board, GLOBALFOUNDRIES. “In Dresden, Germany, we plan to deliver on our commitment to expand our industry-leading manufacturing cluster with a second facility for bulk silicon. In New York we plan to build a state-of-the-art wafer foundry, that once complete will be the most advanced of its kind in the world, creating new jobs and solidifying the region as a cluster for semiconductor innovation.”

 

GLOBALFOUNDRIES is jointly owned by AMD, an industry leading provider of processing solutions and ATIC, an investment company focused on advanced technology opportunities.

 

“Despite the current economic climate, this is an industry with tremendous opportunities for long-term growth and innovation,” said Waleed Al Mokarrab, Chairman, ATIC. “Through its global footprint, world-class technology know-how and access to state-of-the-art research and development, we believe GLOBALFOUNDRIES is well-positioned to challenge for market leadership in this competitive industry.

 

AMD will continue to play a critical role in GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ future success as its shareholder and also as its first and largest customer.

 

“With the launch of a new global player in leading-edge manufacturing and AMD’s transformation into a processing design leader, we are creating two synergistic companies poised to bring significant innovation and impact to the global technology industry,” said Dirk Meyer, president and CEO of AMD. “GLOBALFOUNDRIES is the only partner with the capabilities to extend AMD’s heritage of manufacturing excellence and scale capacity to benefit the whole industry. This is a game-changing event, and we are excited about the possibilities.”

 

 

The GLOBALFOUNDRIES Opportunity

 

Despite the negative impact of the economic slowdown on the semiconductor industry, the long term growth of the industry remains strong [1]. An increasing number of chip-makers are exiting manufacturing in the face of growing cost and complexity and instead looking to independent foundry companies for a secure outside source of production. At the same time, they are also looking for more advanced manufacturing technologies to help improve the performance, efficiency and cost of their products.

 

 

 

In the semiconductor industry today, the right combination of manufacturing capacity and advanced technology is in limited supply. Traditional chip foundry companies tend to lag behind in technology, unable to make the large research and development investments required to stay on the leading-edge. Traditional foundries also tend to be located in one country or region, presenting logistical limitations for chip-makers’ increasingly global operations and limiting options in the event of supply interruptions such as those resulting from natural disasters. GLOBALFOUNDRIES plans to fill these gaps, providing advanced manufacturing technologies through high-volume and efficient production in multiple worldwide locations.

 

 

 

GLOBALFOUNDRIES also brings an extensive pipeline of technology innovations as a result of its founders’ longstanding research and development collaboration with IBM, including membership in the IBM joint development alliance for both silicon-on-insulator (SOI) and bulk silicon through the 22nm generation. The alliance consists of a group of leading semiconductor companies collaborating on next generation silicon technologies.

 

 

 

ABOUT GLOBALFOUNDRIES

 

GLOBALFOUNDRIES is the world’s first truly global leading-edge semiconductor manufacturing company. Launched in March 2009 through a partnership between AMD [NYSE: AMD] and the Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC), GLOBALFOUNDRIES provides a unique combination of leading-edge technology, manufacturing excellence and global operations. GLOBALFOUNDRIES is headquartered in Silicon Valley with facilities in Austin, Dresden and New York.

 

 

 

 

[1] SIA Fall 2008 Forecast

 

 

 

 

 

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IBM, GlobalFoundries move to 28nm process tech

A node in the right direction

By Sylvie Barak

Thursday, 16 April 2009, 18:03 IBM AND ITS "technology alliance" have announced they'll be moving to 28nm process technology, perfect for small, low-powered, consumer devices and delivering a swift sharp kick to Intel's shins.

 

IBM, along with the additional fab five, Chartered Semiconductor, GlobalFoundries (sic), Infineon Technologies, Samsung Electronics and ST Microelectronics will apparently be jointly developing the 28nm, high-k metal gate (HKMG) tech, extending an existing development agreement between the six.

 

The new tech is touted as being capable of providing a 40 per cent performance boost and a 20 per cent reduction in power guzzlage on a chip half the size of those made using current 45nm process.

 

IBM and co. are also lauding the tech's power-performance and time-to-market advantages, as well as the ‘hardly-leaky-at-all' HKMG technology, good for bumped-up battery life.

 

The move is especially significant to AMD spinoff, GlobalFoundries, which is busy floundering around for new third-party customers to chip away for.

 

GloFo's director of corporate communications, Jon Carvill [JoCa? Ed.] said there had already been "tremendous interest from prospective customers" and that moving to half-node 28nm tech strengthens the firm's ability to "compete and win in the graphics business".

 

Carvill notes GF plans to adopt 28nm designs by the second half of 2010 in its Dresden fab and start production soon after. As far as 32nm is concerned, Carvill insists the firm is still on track to accept 32nm designs in late 2009 and ramp production in the first half of 2010. He adds that the new 28nm tech will be GlobalFoundries' second-generation process node with high-k metal gate.

 

Another firm excited by the announcement is little British Chippie, ARM, which teamed up with the IBM alliance in September last year and announced its ARM Cortex processor on 28nm HKMG technology at the Mobile World Congress back in February.

 

ARM's executive vice president and general manager of the physical IP division, Simon Segars, noted the announcement was a "significant advancement of the HKMG technology" which would allow for "aggressive product designs while accelerating their time to market."

 

The move will be a slap in the face to Intel, whose CEO, Paul Otellini, said Tuesday Chipzilla would accelerate the release of its 32nm "Westmere" to sometime later this year. µ

 

 

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Posted: May 28, 2009

Job fair to Help M+W Zander fill 40 project management positions in new chip facility

(Nanowerk News) The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering ("CNSE") of the University at Albany today announced plans to host a Job Fair to assist M+W Zander in building its project management team to support the construction of GlobalFoundries' computer chip manufacturing facility in Malta.

The Job Fair, to be held on Wednesday, June 10 from 5 to 8 p.m. at CNSE's Albany NanoTech Complex, will help recruit candidates for 40 high-tech design and construction management positions, including electrical and mechanical designers, engineers and estimators; construction and design project managers and coordinators; architectural project managers, planners and interns; and, accounting, purchasing, document control and administrative personnel. The positions carry salaries that range from $40,000 to more than $100,000 annually.

Officials from M+W Zander will be on hand to accept resumes and conduct initial interviews on site, with representatives of CNSE also providing assistance at the event. This marks the fifth high-tech job fair to be held at CNSE in just the past three years, with previous events in May 2006, January 2007, September 2007 and October 2008.

Candidates interested in attending and interviewing at the Job Fair are encouraged to pre-register online by visiting cnse.albany.edu/events/jobfair2009.html.

Assembly Majority Leader Ron Canestrari said, "That still another Job Fair is necessary to fill these high-tech positions is a great testament to the investments made in the rapidly growing nanotechnology sector in the Capital Region and New York State. I hope local residents will take full advantage of this opportunity to learn more about exciting careers in the nanotechnology industry."

Assemblyman John J. McEneny said, "The investments in nanotechnology are once again paying dividends in the form of exciting new high-tech career opportunities for residents of Albany and the Capital Region. It is an enormous source of pride to know that New York State is leading the worldwide nanotechnology revolution, which is creating new jobs and attracting new investments."

Rick Whitney, President and CEO of M+W Zander U.S. Operations said, "It is a pleasure to work in partnership with the UAlbany NanoCollege, the world leader in nanotechnology education, research and development, as M+W Zander builds its construction management team to support GlobalFoundries' world-class computer chip manufacturing facility at the Luther Forest Technology Campus. As a company that works on high-tech projects and facilities around the world, there is no question that the Capital Region and New York are recognized globally as the place to be for nanotechnology."

Dr. Alain E. Kaloyeros, Senior Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of CNSE, said, "With the vision, leadership and support of Speaker Silver, Assembly Majority Leader Canestrari, Assemblyman McEneny and the New York State Assembly, M+W Zander has become a valuable partner in building high-tech facilities that are critical to New York's global leadership in nanotechnology education, research and development, and economic outreach. The UAlbany NanoCollege is pleased to host this Job Fair, which will provide exciting career opportunities for local residents, and ensure that M+W Zander has a highly skilled management team in place to build GlobalFoundries' state-of-the-art computer chip manufacturing plant."

 

With headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, M+W Zander is one of the world's foremost companies for the design and construction of high-tech buildings and cleanroom facilities for research and development, pilot manufacturing, manufacturing, and assembly and testing operations. M+W Zander's Northeastern U.S. headquarters is located at the Watervliet Arsenal, where it employs more than 250 people.

About M+W Zander

The M+W Zander Group offers its customers worldwide integrated life-cycle solutions for high-tech production plants and infrastructure complexes including all necessary service and modernization support. The customer base focuses primarily on leading electronics, photovoltaic, pharmaceutical, chemical, automobile and communication companies, as well as research institutes and universities. The company ranks among the market leaders in various market sectors which include semiconductors, photo-voltaics and pharmaceuticals. MWZ Group GmbH, Stuttgart, manages the global activities of the group as a holding company. The group has three main divisions based on Facility Solutions, Process Solutions and Product Solutions which together generated 2008 revenues of $2.32 billion with a workforce of approximately 4,500.

 

Source: CNSE

 

 

 

GlobalFoundries gears up

The AMD spin-off bears fruit

by Scott Wasson — 10:52 PM on May 7, 2009

 

AMD's decision to spin off its manufacturing business into a separate entity has created a fairly unique event in semiconductor manufacturing: an ostensible newcomer has opened some of the world's most advanced chip fabrication capabilities to paying customers of all stripes. Last week, we traveled to the new offices of GlobalFoundries in Saratoga County, New York to meet with the firm's executives and to understand their plans for the newly minted chip foundry.

 

Although much is new about GlobalFoundries, including the company's name and mission, key parts will be familiar to industry observers, because they include many assets and personnel formerly from AMD. Those assets include two chip fabrication plants in Dresden, Germany. Now called Fab 1 module 1, the former Fab 36 produces AMD's processors, including Phenom II and Opteron CPUs, using an advanced 45nm silicon-on-insulator process on 300 mm wafers. The former Fab 30 is being retooled for 300 mm wafers, as well, and has been renamed Fab 1 module 2 in GlobalFoundries' lexicon.

 

The transaction that created GlobalFoundries gave majority ownership in the firm to the Advanced Technology Investment Company, which is wholly owned by the government of Abu Dhabi, in exchange for a multi-billion-dollar investment. AMD retained 34% ownership in GlobalFoundries and voting rights equal to ATIC's. AMD will be GlobalFoundries' single most important customer for the foreseeable future, as well.

 

The big change introduced by the spin-off is GlobalFoundries' intention to enter the foundry business and, as we've noted, offer its chip fabrication capabilities to a range of clients. To that end, GlobalFoundries has been assembling a team of veteran executives, both from within the former ranks of AMD and from outside, with experience in key phases of the semiconductor business. Hearing them talk about GlobalFoundries as "a big startup" may fall strangely on the ear of anyone familiar with AMD, but there's more than a kernel of truth in the sentiment.

 

Grose point blank

GlobalFoundries CEO Doug Grose makes the case for a new entrant in this business by arguing that chip design is most fundamental to innovation. The foundry's role, as a partner, is to provide leading-edge manufacturing capabilities to its customers, so they can remain focused on design. Staying at the forefront of chipmaking technology is no trivial undertaking, he points out, with R&D budgets and fab construction costs ballooning in recent years. The barriers to reaching new process nodes, or "red brick walls," are getting higher and thicker. By consolidating the knowledge gained from its technology alliance with IBM and other partners, and by serving a diverse portfolio of customers, GlobalFoundries aims to provide a stable source of manufacturing capacity while remaining at the forefront of process advances.

 

As proof of the opportunities open to GlobalFoundries, Grose points to a host of companies who have traditionally owned fabs but are now looking outside for manufacturing help at advanced process nodes. Among them are some household names like Sony and Toshiba, alongside industry stalwarts like LSI and Freescale. Other big names may fall soon, too.

 

 

Firms are electing to go "asset lite" for advanced process tech. Source: GlobalFoundries.

Grose's pitch for his firm also emphasizes security of supply, a potential worry for fabless customers of firms like TSMC whose fabs are centralized in Asia. GlobalFoundries can provide an additional measure of security with its fabs located in Germany and, soon, in upstate New York, as well.

 

The CEO identifies several challenges for his company, and at the top of the heap is establishing that GlobalFoundries knows how to work independently of AMD. Doing so will mean building out the company's design enablement services, so that it has engineers capable of assisting customers in creating viable, workable chip designs. The firm has one design team in Dresden, formerly of AMD, and another in California to help with enablement. Sales and market efforts are ramping up, as well.

 

Grose says the current plan is to focus on 45nm and newer process technologies, but he recognizes that the 45nm node will eventually be a generation or two behind the state-of-the-art. As that happens, GlobalFoundries may expand its focus to serve a broader set of customers with its older fabs, presumably at lower costs.

 

Bulking up

Few customers other than AMD are likely to take advantage of the full gamut of advanced materials and techniques used in GlobalFoundries' 45nm SOI DSL process. Adapting a design to such a process is not a trivial undertaking. Many products don't require and may not benefit from the combination of additional switching speed and associated cost that comes with an advanced process, either. As a result, GlobalFoundries must offer a more conventional bulk silicon option in order to attract customers.

 

According to Jim Doran, the company's Senior VP and General Manger, Dresden, Fab 1 module 2 will provide that bulk silicon capacity at 32nm when its retrofit is complete. At present, production is scheduled to ramp late this year, and the module should be capable of 25,000 wafer starts per month when it reaches peak capacity. Meanwhile, Fab 1 module 1 will remain focused on SOI production for AMD, with the crossover point from a majority of 65nm wafers to a majority of 45nm wafers expected to come very soon, near mid-year. Module 1 is also capable of up to 25,000 wafer starts per month.

 

The crown jewel of GlobalFoundries' roadmap is Fab 2, a new 300 mm fab to be located on the Luther Forest Technology Campus in Saratoga County, New York. Fab 2 will be geared toward chip production on 32nm and later 22nm process tech, and the facility represents a $4.5 billion investment. Although the firm hasn't yet broken ground at the site, it hopes to start initial silicon at Fab 2 module 1 in late 2011, with shipping products rolling off the line in 2012. Capacity should reach at least 35,000 wafer starts per month once the production has fully ramped. In addition, the Fab 2 site has been intentionally planned with further expansion in mind, so second and third modules of the same size—or of varying sizes—should be feasible, although the company hasn't committed yet to any specific course of action or time frame, according to Terry Caudell, Director of Wafer Manufacturing.

 

 

The future site of Fab 2 is still mostly forest.

Just as AMD has done in Germany, GlobalFoundries has worked closely with local governments, especially the state of New York, to secure a rich set of incentives and tax breaks as inducements to build its fab in this location. In return, Fab 2 should directly bring upwards of 1,400 jobs, many of them highly skilled, to the area. In addition, GlobalFoundries projects 5,000 "spin-off" jobs to be created by Fab 2's presence as a high-tech anchor in the area.

 

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