GlobalFoundries has officially integrated the operations with Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing and the two companies function as a single entity under the GlobalFoundries brand.
The combined company employs approximately 10,000 people around the world, with headquarters in Silicon Valley and manufacturing operations in Singapore; Dresden, Germany; and a new fab under construction in Saratoga County, New York.
The company said that the sites are supported by a global network of R&D, design enablement, and customer support in Singapore, China, Taiwan, Japan, the US, Germany and the United Kingdom. It currently has five 200mm fabs and one 300mm fab in Singapore, as well as one 300mm fab complex in Dresden, Germany.
GlobalFoundries said it has a capacity build-out plan including expansion of Fab 1 in Dresden and Fab 7 in Singapore, as well as construction of a new 300mm facility in Saratoga County, New York. The New York facility will be renamed as Fab 8 and will begin ramping initial production in 2012.
Chia Song Hwee, chief operating officer of GlobalFoundries, said: Until now, the world’s largest fabless, fablite and integrated manufacturers have had no real alternative for an end-to-end manufacturing partner. This new company has an incredible opportunity in front of us to not just offer an alternative, but become the preferred supplier for many of the world’s top chip design companies.
“With advanced technology leadership, an aggressive capacity roadmap and a robust set of mainstream technologies and foundry services we are well equipped to compete and win against any other foundry in the industry.
