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AMD rejigs GlobalFoundries wafer supply agreement

...AMD has amended its chip supply agreement with GlobalFoundries to encourage the manufacturer to increase the consistency of its 32nm silicon... Read more

4 April, 2011 by Jack Clark
AMD beats expectations despite loss

AMD beats expectations despite loss

...non-GAAP earnings excluded a charge relating to a revised agreement with GlobalFoundries, SeaMicro acquisitions costs, restructuring and a tax benefit.For more on this... Read more

20 April, 2012 by Larry Dignan

AMD sheds stake in GlobalFoundries

...AMD has revamped its partnership with GlobalFoundries, the semiconductor fabrication operation that spun out of the chipmaker in 2009... Read more

6 March, 2012 by Larry Dignan

AMD cuts revenue forecast over manufacturing issues

...According to AMD, the weaker sales were due to manufacturing issues at GlobalFoundries, which makes the company's chips. AMD said there are shortages for... Read more

29 September, 2011 by Larry Dignan

GlobalFoundries sets sights on Mems production

...GlobalFoundries is ramping up its microelectromechanical systems production and has set its sight... Read more

12 January, 2011 by Liau Yun Qing

AMD reports flat earnings, but sees future in Fusion

...category represents benefits from the deconsolidation of AMD's chip manufacturing spinoff GlobalFoundries, intangible assets and the earnings of the handheld business unit. Revenue was... Read more

21 January, 2011 by Jack Clark

ARM and TSMC plan 20nm system-on-a-chip production

...The British chip architecture firm already has a deal with rival manufacturer Globalfoundries to build its Cortex SoCs using the 28nm manufacturing process, but the... Read more

21 July, 2010 by David Meyer

New platform gives ARM-based chips a leg up

...and the 32/28nm process from the alliance of IBM, Samsung and Globalfoundries. The process includes high-k metal gate transistors, a technology first introduced... Read more

15 June, 2010 by Rupert Goodwins

TSMC prepares Gigafab for 20nm

...for use in future mobile devices. The company's main rival is GlobalFoundries, which is the spun-off foundry wing of chipmaker AMD. There have... Read more

9 December, 2011

AMD's Bulldozer-based 16-core Opterons arrive

...precise moment." The new Opterons are built to a 32nm process in GlobalFoundries' manufacturing facilities. The Opteron 6200 (Interlagos) is the first mass-market x86... Read more

14 November, 2011 by Jack Clark

AMD starts selling eight-core Bulldozer desktop CPUs

...since Opteron came out in 2003. The new 32nm chips, made by GlobalFoundries, will work with AMD's desktop AM3+ sockets. An FX CPU can... Read more

13 October, 2011

Semiconductor revenue jumps as recession recedes

...plan to invest around $9bn this year. Dedicated semiconductor manufacturers TSMC and GlobalFoundries will lay out $7.8bn and $5.4bn each in 2011, up... Read more

18 April, 2011 by Jack Clark

IBM and Samsung initiate new 20nm research scheme

...IBM work together as part of a consortium of companies, including Chartered, GlobalFoundries, Infineon and STMicroelectronics. Major chip manufacturer GlobalFoundries has been working with IBM... Read more

14 January, 2011

AMD chief Dirk Meyer resigns

...successfully stabilised AMD while simultaneously concluding strategic initiatives including the launch of GlobalFoundries, the successful settlement of our litigation with Intel and delivering Fusion APUs... Read more

11 January, 2011 by Jack Clark

ARM's new Cortex adds server features

...named Eagle, will be built in 32nm and 28nm processes by IBM, GlobalFoundries and Samsung. The core is superscalar, capable of running multiple instructions through... Read more

9 September, 2010 by Rupert Goodwins

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