GLOBALFOUNDRIES and Cadence Add Machine Learning Capabilities to DFM Signoff for GF’s Most Advanced FinFET Solutions March 23, 2021Highlights: Cadence Litho Physical Analyzer with ML technology qualified for GF 12LP/12LP+ solutions, providing up to 33% greater detection efficiency with less than 10% runtime impact Collaboration between Cadence and GF enables signoff engineers to speed production of chip designs on GF’s 12LP and 12LP+ solutions for the AI, data center, hyperscale, and aerospace and industrial markets SAN JOSE and SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 23, 2021—GLOBALFOUNDRIES® (GF®), the global leader in specialty semiconductor manufacturing, and Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS) today announced a collaboration to facilitate design for manufacturing (DFM) signoff with machine learning (ML) prediction capabilities. As part of the collaboration, the Cadence® Litho Physical Analyzer, a DFM pattern analysis tool integrated with GF-developed ML models, has been qualified for GF’s 12LP and 12LP+ solutions. The ML-enhanced Cadence Litho Physical Analyzer, optimized for GF’s 12LP and 12LP+ solutions, provides customers with in-design automated DFM hotspot detection and fixing capabilities to speed implementation and time to market. The ML-based enhancement delivers up to 33% greater detection efficiency versus traditional pattern-matching checks with less than 10% runtime impact. GF has released a corresponding ML-enhanced DFM kit as an update to 12LP process design kits (PDKs), with the 12LP+ version scheduled for release in the second quarter of 2021, providing customers with a simple path to speed design and production of chips optimized for the artificial intelligence (AI), data center, internet of things (IoT) and other markets. GF’s most advanced FinFET solution, 12LP+ is optimized for AI training and inference applications and offers chip designers an efficient development experience and a fast time-to-market. 12LP+ builds upon GF’s established 14nm/12LP platform, of which GF has shipped more than one million wafers. 12LP and 12LP+ deliver a superior combination of AI power, performance and area (PPA) benefits without the need to migrate to smaller and much costlier geometries. “By incorporating ML capabilities into the Cadence Litho Physical Analyzer, customers using GF’s 12LP platform and 12LP+ solution can verify signoff quality during implementation, thereby achieving better silicon quality,” said Jim Blatchford, vice president of technology enablement at GLOBALFOUNDRIES. “Our collaboration with Cadence also allowed the swift enablement and seamless integration with our customers’ design flows through the delivery of this new capability in our 12LP and 12LP+ PDKs.” The Cadence Litho Physical Analyzer enhanced with ML seamlessly integrates with the Cadence Innovus™ Implementation System and Cadence Virtuoso® custom IC design platform, providing customers with a smoother design experience through a common, familiar interface. The Litho Physical Analyzer is part of the broader Cadence digital full flow, which supports Cadence’s Intelligent System Design™ strategy, enabling system-on-chip (SoC) design excellence. “Not only does our Litho Physical Analyzer tool include ML capabilities, but the entire Cadence implementation platform has ML capabilities as well, which let us provide customers with a highly sophisticated solution,” said Michael Jackson, corporate vice president, R&D in the Digital & Signoff Group at Cadence. “Through our latest collaboration with GF, customers can leverage our tools with the added boost of ML capabilities to achieve design success using GF’s 12LP/12LP+ solutions. Furthermore, our Litho Physical Analyzer with ML capabilities enhances GF’s DRC+ capabilities and improves yield based on the tool’s ability to effectively catch more hotspots and repair previously undetected hotspot patterns.” The Cadence Litho Physical Analyzer supports Cadence’s broader Intelligent System Design™ Strategy, enabling SoC design excellence. For more information on the Cadence advanced-node solutions, visit www.cadence.com/go/advnodesols. About GF GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GF) is the world’s leading specialty foundry. GF delivers differentiated feature-rich solutions that enable its customers to develop innovative products for high-growth market segments. GF provides a broad range of platforms and features with a unique mix of design, development and fabrication services. With an at-scale manufacturing footprint spanning the U.S., Europe and Asia, GF has the flexibility and agility to meet the dynamic needs of customers across the globe. GF is owned by Mubadala Investment Company. For more information, visit www.globalfoundries.com. About Cadence Cadence is a pivotal leader in electronic design, building upon more than 30 years of computational software expertise. The company applies its underlying Intelligent System Design strategy to deliver software, hardware and IP that turn design concepts into reality. Cadence customers are the world’s most innovative companies, delivering extraordinary electronic products from chips to boards to systems for the most dynamic market applications, including consumer, hyperscale computing, 5G communications, automotive, mobile, aerospace, industrial and healthcare. For six years in a row, Fortune magazine has named Cadence one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. Learn more at cadence.com. Contacts: Michael Mullaney GLOBALFOUNDRIES 518-305-1597 [email protected] Cadence Newsroom 408-944-7039 [email protected] # # #
格芯®（GLOBALFOUNDRIES®）22FDX射频解决方案为下一代毫米波汽车雷达提供了基础 March 11, 2021基于格芯22FDX射频解决方案的下一代汽车雷达技术，将帮助车辆变得更加智能，让道路交通比现在更安全。 加利福尼亚州圣克拉拉，2021年3月11日 – 全球领先的特殊工艺半导体制造商格芯®（GLOBALFOUNDRIES®）与博世将合作开发和制造下一代汽车雷达技术。 博世选择格芯作为其合作伙伴，并采用格芯22FDX™射频解决方案，开发制造了用于先进驾驶辅助系统（ADAS）应用的毫米波汽车雷达片上系统（SoC）。ADAS应用通过保持车辆行驶在正确车道上、发出碰撞警告、启动紧急制动、辅助泊车等，帮助驾驶员实现安全驾驶。 博世之所以选择格芯作为下一代毫米波汽车雷达的合作伙伴，是因为格芯在射频和毫米波特殊工艺半导体代工解决方案方面处于领先地位。格芯22FDX射频解决方案具备出色的性能、功耗和广泛的功能集成能力，是汽车雷达的理想半导体解决方案。 格芯高级副总裁兼汽车、工业和多市场战略业务部总经理Mike Hogan表示：“我们很荣幸能与博世合作开发新一代汽车雷达，帮助车辆变得更加智能，让道路交通比现在更安全。博世作为汽车行业高品质OEM解决方案的创新者和供应商，其领导地位毋庸置疑。格芯将汽车半导体技术的卓越布局作为核心战略，我们的22FDX可以提供出色的高性能、低功耗解决方案。此外，格芯是唯一具有内部毫米波测试能力的晶圆厂。” 博世高级副总裁兼集成电路部门负责人Oliver Wolst表示：“可靠的雷达和ADAS系统对全球各地的驾驶员和汽车制造商来说都至关重要。我们之所以选择与格芯合作，是因为他们不仅在射频和毫米波技术方面处于公认的领先地位，并且在汽车市场拥有深厚的专业知识。我们仔细审查了各种现有的半导体解决方案，最终发现对于我们下一代高效安全的汽车雷达来说，格芯22FDX射频解决方案是当今最有吸引力、最合适的平台。” 格芯22FDX芯片在其德国德累斯顿Fab 1晶圆厂生产。 作为合作关系的一部分，博世将利用格芯汽车统包解决方案进行毫米波测试和封装开发，这将有助于提高设计效率并加快产品上市。这些后端与统包服务将在格芯德累斯顿Fab 1晶圆厂和佛蒙特州伯灵顿附近Fab 9晶圆厂中格芯世界一流的毫米波测试实验室中提供。 首批基于22FDX的雷达SoC将用于进一步测试博世新一代汽车雷达，计划于2021年下半年交付。 迄今为止，格芯22FDX解决方案已经实现了45亿美元的设计营收，向全球客户交付了超过3.5亿枚芯片。 关于格芯 格芯®（GLOBALFOUNDRIES®）是全球领先的特殊工艺半导体代工厂，提供差异化、功能丰富的解决方案，赋能我们的客户为高增长的市场领域开发创新产品。格芯拥有广泛的工艺平台及特性，并提供独特的融合设计、开发和生产为一体的服务。格芯拥有遍布美洲、亚洲和欧洲的规模生产足迹，以其灵活性与应变力满足全球客户的动态需求。格芯隶属Mubadala Investment Company。如需了解更多信息，请访问www.globalfoundries.com/cn。 媒体联系人 格芯 Michael Mullaney +1-518-419-2199 [email protected] ###
Compound Photonics Partners with GLOBALFOUNDRIES to Manufacture World’s First Monolithic Microdisplay for Real-Time AR March 10, 2021 Compound Photonics partners with GLOBALFOUNDRIES to manufacture IntelliPix, the world’s first monolithic microdisplay that provides backplane design options to enable microLED or Liquid Crystal on Silicon. (Image Source: CP Display) Chandler, Ariz., and Santa Clara, Calif., March 10, 2021 – Compound Photonics US Corporation (CP, also known as CP Display), a leader in microdisplay solutions for Augmented/Mixed Reality (AR/MR), and GLOBALFOUNDRIES® (GF®), the world’s leading specialty foundry, today announced a strategic partnership to manufacture IntelliPix™, CP’s microdisplay technology platform. IntelliPix enables a truly real-time holographic consumer AR experience by enabling smaller and lighter AR glasses that last longer on a single charge. IntelliPix provides a real-time video pipeline, coupled with a fully integrated digital backplane and driver for pixels as small as 2.5µm, for the first time in a single-chip solution. CP’s proprietary IntelliPix technology is realized on GF’s best-in-class 22FDX™ specialty semiconductor platform. Through the industry-leading partnership, CP and GF are kicking off development of a series of cutting-edge custom solutions on GF’s 22FDX platform to enable IntelliPix’s flexible architecture that provides a software-defined and scalable feature set. The overall advancement in IntelliPix supports up to 100 times faster modulation while consuming 4 to 12 times less system power across the video pipeline, compared to CP’s previous platforms, while unlocking the real potential for amplitude liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS), emerging microLED and future phase-based holographic systems. By intelligently focusing only on changing pixels, IntelliPix is directed to pixels that are active, while conserving power in inactive pixel regions, resulting in high image quality and brightness, while significantly lowering the overall display subsystem power (OnDemand Pixels™). By leveraging the high-performance, ultra-low power, and broad feature integration capability of GF’s 22FDX platform, CP is able to deliver IntelliPix’s smart pixel digital backplane integrated with its proprietary real-time video pipeline at high frame rates and low latency all in one single chip with no compromises in display area, cost or power consumption to meet the critical requirements for widespread consumer AR. “GF is an ideal partner for IntelliPix, our next-generation monolithic display,” said Ian Kyles, vice president of engineering at CP. “Their industry-leading 22FDX platform offers the low-power benefits, density, and interconnect features that enable our latest set of innovations, and their willingness to customize additional features for our display simplifies our manufacturing flow.” To date, GF’s 22FDX solutions have realized $4.5 billion in design wins, with more than 350 million chips shipped to customers around the world. “We are proud to partner with Compound Photonics, and leverage our world-class technology to help bring their game-changing IntelliPix platform to volume production,” said Mike Hogan, senior vice president and general manager of Automotive, Industrial and Multi-market at GF. “The breakthrough design of IntelliPix, which only activates the pixels that need refreshing, is a natural match with our 22FDX platform, which is unrivaled in the industry as an ultralow-power solution with excellent memory density and integration capabilities to support a range of future-forward applications.” For emerging microLED pixel technology, IntelliPix-iDrive™ can be configured with a constant current pixel drive optimized to deliver pixel to pixel uniformity supported with a software-defined drive scheme and a MIPI interface. IntelliPix also provides an IntelliPix-vDrive™ configuration as a voltage/charge driven pixel optimized for driving LC based pixels for both amplitude and phase/holographic light modulation. The OneChip™ physical design of IntelliPix eliminates traditional distinctions between display pixel drive (backplane) and display driver IC (DDIC) functions to reduce the overall physical volume and power consumption while enabling cutting-edge features. The partnership between CP and GF enables a customized Intellipix architecture based on a vDrive or iDrive modulated backplane/display configured to customer specifications. The IntelliPix microdisplay technology platform is customizable for resolutions up to 2048 x 2048 and beyond. Expect the first commercial products featuring CP’s IntelliPix to be on the market in 2023. During SPIE ARVRMR in March 28-31, 2021, CP will present IntelliPix™ at the Industry Talk session and discuss about how the technology platform presents the opportunities for the industry to accelerate the mainstream AR adoption. ### About Compound Photonics Compound Photonics (CP), also known as CP Display, is a leading provider of compact high resolution microdisplay technologies. CP’s microdisplay solutions are optimized to serve the augmented reality and mixed reality markets where high performance, small form factor, and low power consumption are most critical. Compound Photonics’ microdisplays enable engineers to innovate and create game-changing consumer and industrial products that can greatly enhance people’s productivity and lifestyle. Media Relations Contact: Sherry Li | +1 (360) 993-6707| [email protected] About GLOBALFOUNDRIES GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GF) is the world’s leading specialty foundry. GF delivers differentiated feature-rich solutions that enable its customers to develop innovative products for high-growth market segments. GF provides a broad range of platforms and features with a unique mix of design, development and fabrication services. With an at-scale manufacturing footprint spanning the U.S., Europe and Asia, GF has the flexibility and agility to meet the dynamic needs of customers across the globe. GF is owned by Mubadala Investment Company. For more information, visit www.globalfoundries.com. Media Relations Contact: Michael Mullaney | +1-518-419-2199 | [email protected]
Compound Photonics与格芯®合作携手为实时AR制造全球首款单芯片微显示技术平台 March 10, 2021亚利桑那州钱德勒和加利福尼亚州圣克拉拉，2021年3月10日 – 增强/混合现实（AR/MR）微显示解决方案领域的领先企业Compound Photonics US Corporation（CP，也称为CP Display）与全球领先的特殊工艺半导体代工厂格芯®（GLOBALFOUNDRIES®）今日宣布建立战略合作关系，携手制造CP微显示技术平台IntelliPix™。借助IntelliPix，AR眼镜可以变得体积更小、重量更轻，并且单次充电可工作更长时间，从而带来真正的实时全息消费电子AR体验。IntelliPix首次在单芯片解决方案中提供了实时视频管道，并搭载了完全集成的数字背板和驱动器，最小像素可达2.5µm。CP的专有IntelliPix技术采用格芯出色的22FDX™特殊工艺半导体平台来加以实现。 CP和格芯都是其各自行业的领先企业，通过这次合作，他们希望着手采用格芯22FDX平台开发一系列先进的定制解决方案，以实现IntelliPix的灵活架构来提供软件定义的可扩展功能集。与CP之前的平台相比，IntelliPix性能整体提升，调制速度加快多达100倍，并且整个视频管道的系统功耗降低至四分之一到十二分之一，同时释放了振幅硅基液晶显示芯片（LCoS）、新兴microLED和未来相位全息系统的真正潜力。 IntelliPix通过以智能方式仅聚焦于变化像素来定向至活跃像素，同时可在非活跃像素区域节省功耗，从而提高了图像质量和亮度，并显著降低了整个显示子系统的功耗（OnDemand Pixels™）。通过利用格芯22FDX平台的高性能、超低功耗和广泛的功能集成能力，CP成功地在单芯片中提供集成其专有实时视频管道的高帧率和低延迟IntelliPix智能像素数字背板，同时又不影响显示面积、成本和功耗方面的性能，能够满足广泛消费电子AR的关键需求。 CP工程部副总裁Ian Kyles表示：“格芯是我们下一代单芯片显示技术IntelliPix的理想合作伙伴。其业界领先的22FDX平台提供了低功耗优势、密度优势和互连功能，这些特性使我们能够做出一系列的最新创新，并且他们愿意为我们的显示产品定制更多功能，从而简化我们的制造流程。” 迄今为止，格芯的22FDX解决方案已经实现了45亿美元的设计营收，向全球客户交付了超过3.5亿枚芯片。 格芯高级副总裁兼汽车、工业和多市场战略业务部总经理Mike Hogan表示：“我们很荣幸能与Compound Photonics合作，利用我们的先进技术帮助他们将颠覆性的IntelliPix平台转入量产。IntelliPix采用突破性的设计，仅会激活需要刷新的像素，而我们的22FDX平台是业界领先的超低功耗解决方案，具有出色的存储密度和集成能力，可支持一系列面向未来的应用。这两者简直就是天生的搭档。” 对于新兴的microLED像素技术，IntelliPix-iDrive™可以使用恒定电流像素驱动进行配置，它经过优化，能够在软件定义的驱动方案和MIPI接口的支持下，提供像素与像素 之间的一致性。IntelliPix还提供了IntelliPix-vDrive™配置来用作电压/电荷驱动像素，针对驱动基于LC的像素进行了优化，以便实现振幅和相位/全息光调制。IntelliPix的OneChip™物理设计消除了显示像素驱动器（背板）和显示驱动器IC（DDIC）功能之间的传统区别，从而在实现先进特性的同时，减小了总体物理体积和功耗。通过双方合作，CP和格芯基于vDrive或iDrive调制背板/显示器，打造了可根据客户规范进行配置的定制Intellipix架构。 IntelliPix微显示技术平台支持定制，分辨率可达2048 x 2048或更高。预计首批采用CP IntelliPix的商业产品将于2023年投放市场。 在2021年3月28日至31日举行的SPIE ARVRMR上，CP将在行业对话环节中介绍IntelliPix™，并讨论该技术平台如何为行业带来加速采用主流AR的机遇。 ### 关于Compound Photonics Compound Photonics（CP）也称为CP Display，是领先的紧凑型高分辨率微显示技术供应商。CP的微显示解决方案经过优化，旨在满足高性能、小尺寸和低功耗特性至关重要的增强现实和混合现实市场。Compound Photonics的微显示技术让工程师能够创新打造颠覆性的消费和工业产品，大幅提高人们的生产力并改善他们的生活方式。 媒体关系联系人： Sherry Li | +1 (360) 993-6707| [email protected] About GLOBALFOUNDRIES GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GF) is the world’s leading specialty foundry. GF delivers differentiated feature-rich solutions that enable its customers to develop innovative products for high-growth market segments. GF provides a broad range of platforms and features with a unique mix of design, development and fabrication services. With an at-scale manufacturing footprint spanning the U.S., Europe and Asia, GF has the flexibility and agility to meet the dynamic needs of customers across the globe. GF is owned by Mubadala Investment Company. For more information, visit www.globalfoundries.com. Media Relations Contact: Michael Mullaney +1-518-419-2199 [email protected]
GlobalFoundries 22FDX RF Solution Provides the Basis for Next-Gen mmWave Automotive Radar March 9, 2021 Next-generation auto radar technology, based on GF’s 22FDX RF solution, will help make vehicles smarter and roads even safer than today Santa Clara, Calif., March 9, 2021 – GlobalFoundries® (GF®), the global leader in specialty semiconductor manufacturing, and Bosch will partner to develop and manufacture next-generation automotive radar technology. Bosch chose GF as its partner to develop a mmWave automotive radar system-on-chip (SoC) for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) applications, manufactured using GF’s 22FDX™ RF solution. ADAS applications help drivers stay safe by keeping a vehicle in the correct lane, warning of collisions, initiating emergency braking, assisting with parking, and more. Bosch’s choice of GF as the partner for its next-gen mmWave automotive radar is based on GF’s leadership in specialty foundry solutions for RF and mmWave. GF’s 22FDX RF solution, with its best-in-class performance, power consumption, and broad feature integration capability, is the semiconductor solution of choice for automotive radar. “We are proud to partner with Bosch to develop a new generation of automotive radar, and to help make vehicles smarter and roads even safer than they are today,” said Mike Hogan, senior vice president and general manager of Automotive, Industrial and Multi-market at GF. “Bosch’s leadership, as an innovator and provider of top-quality OEM solutions to the auto industry, is unquestionable. At GF, we have embraced excellence in automotive semiconductors as a core strategy, and our 22FDX is unbeatable as a high-performance, low-power solution. In addition, GF is the only foundry with in-house mmWave test capability.” “Dependable radar and ADAS systems are of paramount importance to drivers and automakers around the world,” stated Oliver Wolst, senior vice president heading Bosch’s Integrated Circuit division. “We chose to partner with GlobalFoundries for their proven leadership in RF and mmWave technology, which is reinforced by their deep expertise in the automotive market. We carefully scrutinized the universe of available semiconductor solutions, and GF’s 22FDX RF solution proved to be today’s most attractive and most appropriate platform for our next generation of highly efficient and safe automotive radars.” GF’s 22FDX chips are manufactured at its Fab 1 facility in Dresden, Germany. As part of the partnership, Bosch will utilize GF’s automotive turnkey solutions for mmWave testing and packaging development, which will assist in increasing design efficiency and speeding time to market. These post-fab and turnkey services will take place at GF’s Fab 1 in Dresden and at GF’s world-class mmWave testing lab at Fab 9 near Burlington, Vermont. The first 22FDX-based radar SoCs for further testing of Bosch’s new generation of automotive radars are targeted for delivery in the second half of 2021. To date, GF’s 22FDX solutions have realized $4.5 billion in design wins, with more than 350 million chips shipped to customers around the world. About GF GlobalFoundries (GF) is the world’s leading specialty foundry. GF delivers differentiated feature-rich solutions that enable its customers to develop innovative products for high-growth market segments. GF provides a broad range of platforms and features with a unique mix of design, development and fabrication services. With an at-scale manufacturing footprint spanning the U.S., Europe and Asia, GF has the flexibility and agility to meet the dynamic needs of customers across the globe. GF is owned by Mubadala Investment Company. For more information, visit www.globalfoundries.com. Media Contact GlobalFoundriesMichael Mullaney +1-518-419-2199[email protected] ###
Black History Month a Time of Celebration, Learning at GLOBALFOUNDRIES February 26, 2021By Emma Cheer Global Diversity & Inclusion Leader, GLOBALFOUNDRIES As Black History Month draws to a close, I would like to take this opportunity to reflect upon the incredible month of celebration, learning, and engagement we had at GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GF). To kick off our celebration of Black History Month, GF was proud to welcome back Dereca Blackmon, CEO of Inclusion Design Group, to speak about the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and how his life offers us a blueprint for unity and justice in building community. In her amazing presentation, Dereca said: “This conversation is about: how do we build something together that creates a space for everyone to be honored? That creates a space for a true meritocracy? Because meritocracy is based on the idea that there’s a level playing field for people to start … What we want to agree to is removing any obstacles that have ever been in place that create less opportunity for women in the workplace, or less opportunity for people of color, or less opportunity for people who spoke different languages or didn’t go to elite colleges. Whatever those barriers are that created less opportunity, well, then we really didn’t have a meritocracy. Now, as we remove those barriers, now everyone can start on a level playing field, and we can consciously create that playing field. That’s what I see happening at so many corporations now. That the consciousness has been raised to say, “Hey, maybe we have actually been giving preference to people who are like us … And here’s an opportunity for us to open up the doors, open up our mindset, and open up the possibility of engaging with folks who are different than us. That’s what the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement is.” One way GF fosters diversity and inclusion is through employee-led resource groups. Our newest group, Black Resource Affinity Group, or BRAG, is dedicated to promoting the recruitment, retention and professional advancement of Black employees. BRAG co-sponsored Dereca’s presentation in partnership with GF’s Diversity & Inclusion team. This month, BRAG also hosted an excellent and impactful mentorship panel discussion for GF employees, with several black colleagues and BRAG members sharing stories of how mentorship has played a positive role in their career journeys. Advancing Opportunity and Community This month, GF announced a new partnership with the Jackie Robinson Foundation (JRF). This partnership focuses on advancing higher education opportunities for underrepresented minorities, by providing multi-year scholarship awards to highly motivated college students with an interest in STEM – science, technology, engineering, and math. In addition to scholarships, the JRF Scholars Program provides these talented young people with mentorship, networking, and leadership development opportunities. GF is proud to support the JRF, a national nonprofit organization founded to perpetuate the memory of Jackie Robinson, a pioneer and civil rights activist, who broke the color barrier, becoming the first African American in professional baseball. As the JRF says: “When we overlook the talent, skills, and efforts of some, we impede the progress of all of us. Jackie Robinson demonstrated the transformative power of inclusion.” GF believes strongly in philanthropy, and our employees around the globe make a difference by volunteering their time and donating money and goods to support a wide range of causes. For Black History Month, GlobalGives and BRAG collaborated to showcase several nonprofit organizations that offer opportunities and resources for Black Americans in different aspects of their personal and professional lives. The nonprofits support programs include computer science education and training for young Black men; providing mental health support for women of color; and offering support to Black cancer patients. Black Leadership at GF At GF, we embrace diversity and inclusion as a competitive advantage. Leveraging the unique perspectives and talents of our employees allows GF to better compete in the global marketplace and better serve our customers. We are committed to expanding the diversity of our team, which will only lead to greater success. That is why, last year, GF partnered with McKinsey Black Leadership Academy. McKinsey’s program acknowledges the unique skills of Black leaders and the challenges they face. The Academy offers two programs, a three-month Black Executive Leadership Program with a focus on real-world challenges and driving transformation, and a six-month Management Accelerator to build foundational skills for early- to mid-career leaders. So far, more than 30 outstanding Black leaders at GF have participated or are currently participating in these programs. One GF colleague, Amin Glass, senior section manager of Factory Automation Engineering, and a co-founder of BRAG, had this to say of his experience participating in the McKinsey Black Leadership Academy: “The program has been great so far. One area in particular is on the technical side regarding problem solving. The class has taught and provided me with tools to approach and solve problems in a variety of different ways.” Looking Ahead Even as GF’s celebration of Black History Month draws to a close, our company’s commitment to diversity and inclusion is expanding. We are taking a bold approach to the recruitment, development, and advancement of minority professionals at our U.S. facilities, with a focus on growing representation both within GF and more widely in the semiconductor industry. We are investing in our team and our future. At GF, one of our core values is “Embrace” — a reminder of the strength that comes from a culture of inclusivity, empathy, and respect. Our company and its culture are the sum of each and every employee. We are ONEGF, and the path before us is more diverse, more inclusive, and more successful than ever before.
Good News for Dresden! February 22, 2021 Site manager Dr. In an interview with the technology blog Oiger, Manfred Horstmann explained the plans for the expansion of the Dresden plant. You can read more about these plans here.
Chipus Joins FDXcelerator Program Bringing Ultra-Low-Power and Compact Power Management Solution for Hearables and Wearables February 22, 2021Chipus Microelectronics announced it has joined the GLOBALFOUNDRIES® (GF®) FDXcelerator™ Partner Program.
Flex Logix EFLX eFPGA In Design For GLOBALFOUNDRIES 22FDX February 16, 2021Enables customers to design power-sensitive applications to take advantage of embedded FPGA (eFPGA) reconfigurability for IoT, MCUs and mixed signal devices
U.S. Department of Defense Partners with GlobalFoundries to Manufacture Secure Chips at Fab 8 in Upstate New York February 15, 2021 Now fully ITAR compliant, GF’s most advanced manufacturing facility will produce semiconductor solutions for the nation’s most sensitive defense and aerospace applications Malta, N.Y., February 15, 2021 – GlobalFoundries® (GF®), the world’s leading specialty foundry, today announced a strategic partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to provide a secure and reliable supply of semiconductor solutions manufactured at GF’s Fab 8 in Malta, New York — the company’s most advanced semiconductor manufacturing facility. These semiconductor chips will be used in some of the DoD’s most sensitive applications for land, air, sea, and space systems. Under the agreement, GF will provide a supply of chips built at Fab 8 on its differentiated 45nm SOI platform. The agreement is made possible by Fab 8’s compliance with U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and highly restrictive Export Control Classification Numbers under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The new supply agreement builds upon the longstanding partnership between the DoD and GF to provide chips for defense, aerospace, and other sensitive applications. GF currently supplies the DoD with chips manufactured at GF’s other on-shore facilities, Fab 10 in East Fishkill, New York, and Fab 9 in Burlington, Vermont. “GLOBALFOUNDRIES is a critical part of a domestic semiconductor manufacturing industry that is a requirement for our national security and economic competitiveness,” said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who successfully passed new federal semiconductor manufacturing incentives in last year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). “I have long advocated for GLOBALFOUNDRIES as a key supplier of chips to our military and intelligence community, including pressing the new Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, to further expand the Department of Defense’s business with GLOBALFOUNDRIES, which will help expand their manufacturing operations and create even more jobs in Malta.” In a supporting statement from the U.S. Department of Defense, “This agreement with GLOBALFOUNDRIES is just one step the Department of Defense is taking to ensure the U.S. sustains the microelectronics manufacturing capability necessary for national and economic security. This is a pre-cursor to major efforts contemplated by the recently passed CHIPS for America Act, championed by Senator Charles Schumer, which will allow for the sustainment and on-shoring of U.S. microelectronics capability.” “GLOBALFOUNDRIES thanks Senator Schumer for his leadership, his ongoing support of our industry, and his forward-looking perspective on the semiconductor supply chain,” said Tom Caulfield, CEO of GF. “We are proud to strengthen our longstanding partnership with the U.S. government, and extend this collaboration to produce a new supply of these important chips at our most advanced facility, Fab 8, in upstate New York. We are taking action and doing our part to ensure America has the manufacturing capability it needs, to meet the growing demand for U.S. made, advanced semiconductor chips for the nation’s most sensitive defense and aerospace applications.” The first chips from this new agreement are targeted to begin delivery in 2023. GF is in ongoing discussions with the DoD regarding Trusted Accreditation for Fab 8. GF employs nearly 3,000 people at Fab 8, and has invested more than $13 billion in the facility. The company recently announced a land purchase option to provide additional flexibility to expand Fab 8’s footprint to support growing demand from the U.S. government and industry customers. In total, GF employs more than 7,000 people across the U.S., and over the past 10 years has invested $15 billion in U.S. semiconductor development. About GF GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GF) is the world’s leading specialty foundry. GF delivers differentiated feature-rich solutions that enable its customers to develop innovative products for high-growth market segments. GF provides a broad range of platforms and features with a unique mix of design, development and fabrication services. With an at-scale manufacturing footprint spanning the U.S., Europe and Asia, GF has the flexibility and agility to meet the dynamic needs of customers across the globe. GF is owned by Mubadala Investment Company. For more information, visit www.globalfoundries.com. Contact Michael Mullaney +1-518-419-2199[email protected]
