SMC Presentation - Norm Armour, Global Foundries
Norm Armour, VP and General Manager, Fab 8, GLOBALFOUNDRIES spoke about the past, present, and future plans of Global Foundries. Theirs current customer list is 150 clients. Training is occurring currently in existing GF fabs to staff a facility in Abu Dhabi. GF is now offering 32nm with HKMG technology, which is fully qualified. 28nm development is using a Gate-First HKMG strategy, which saves up to 20% of the space required for “Gate-Last” devices. GF’s CapEx Investment focus will feature $5.4B in 2011, with tooling being added in Fab 1 and Fab 8 by the end of the year. Fab 8 ramp will be to 60K wpm within the next 3 years, featuring 28 and 20 nm nodes. Suppliers were urged to be aggressive in placing support organizations in the Fab locale. Going forward, GF is pursuing MEMS markets for Accelerometers, Gyroscopes, and RF devices. 3D stacking for packaging is another major thrust within GF. 2.3M wpyear will be the GF capacities within the next few years.
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