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Any Silicon November 9, 2026 By anysilicon positive

The History of GlobalFoundries: From AMD to a Global Semiconductor Foundry

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The history of GlobalFoundries is a story about one of the semiconductor industry&#8217;s most important transformations: the separation of chip design from semiconductor manufacturing.<br /> &#160;<br /> Established in 2009 following the separation of AMD&#8217;s manufacturing operations, GlobalFoundries entered the market with an ambitious objective: to become a major competitor to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and
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