GlobalFoundries is a semiconductor foundry with a headquarters in Santa Clara, California. It was developed through the divestiture of the manufacturing arm of AMD or Advanced Micro Devices on March 2, 2009. It expanded by acquiring Chartered Semiconductor on January 13, 2010. The company is owned by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and is operated through the latter’s subsidiary, Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC). AMD announced in March 2012 that they divested the last 14% stake that they had. This concluded AMD’s multi-year plan of divesting its manufacturing arm.
GlobalFoundries develops integrated circuits in high volume primarily for semiconductor companies such as Broadcom, STMicroelectronics, Qualcomm, and eventually, AMD. The foundry has five 200mm and one 300mm fabrication plants in Singapore, while having one 300mm fabrication plant in Germany. It also has a new 300mm fabrication plant in Malta, New York.
Currently, it is spearheaded by CEO Sanjay Jha, employing around 13,000 employees.
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