GlobalFoundries is intended for Intel? 1.5 billion acquisition of IBM Microelectronics Division
As early as April 2014, it was reported that chip maker Globalfoundries squeezed out Intel and will become the main competitor of IBM's semiconductor business.
Until now, July 1, 2015, the dust finally settled.
More specific insider news should not come out soon, but we guess GlobalFoundries or intend to Intel!
The continuation of grievances and feelings, is it intended for Intel?
In 2014, Globalfoundries, Intel and TSMC all had discussions with IBM on the acquisition. However, California-based Globalfoundries showed strong interest in the acquisition, and Intel therefore launched a competition. After that, TSMC also withdrew from competition, the specific reasons are unknown. It is reported that IBM is asking for $2 billion, but potential bidders only give more than $1 billion. However, Globalfoundries, IBM, TSMC, and Intel did not comment on this.
Now, GlobalFoundries announced the completion of its acquisition of IBM's microelectronics division on July 1. IBM will transfer its foundries in East Fishkill, New York, Essex JuncTIon, and Vermont to GlobalFoundries. At the same time, GlobalFoundries will receive a full ten-year agreement with its staff, more than 16,000 patents, $1.5 billion in cash, and exclusive chip supply to IBM.
Why do we think that we are interested in Intel?
Let's first take a look at GF's digging corner from Intel!
Former Intel employee John Painter also joined GF as the Fab 8 fab equipment director responsible for day-to-day operations.
Reproduction of the process dispute?
In fact, GF itself has a very close relationship with IBM in semiconductor manufacturing. When GF was in the AMD industry, it used a lot of IBM's SOI process. But we all know that the process of craftsmanship between major manufacturers has never stopped.
Whether it is Intel, Samsung Electronics, TSMC, GlobalFoundries, the investment in semiconductor technology, and the focus of attention is of course the most advanced semiconductor technology.
GlobalFoundries has introduced a 14-nm XM process, 10 nanometers, and both processes have introduced fin-type transistors (Finfets). Both 10 nm and 14 nm XM are so-called hybrid processes. For example, 14 nm is a 14 nm device with a 20 nm device and design tool. 10 nm is a 14 nm device and design tool. When the 10 nanometer chip.
And Intel 3D architecture transistor process technology leads the world, GlobalFoundries or expect to leverage IBM to shorten the time difference between technology development and production.
For GlobalFoundries, the value of IBM researchers and engineers after the acquisition is self-evident. The company believes that human capital will be the key to its move to 10nm and 7nm process nodes.
GlobalFoundries will also have the opportunity to prioritize the results of IBM's $3 billion R&D spending (currently in collaboration with the School of Nanoscience and Engineering at the State University of New York). GlobalFoundries is also optimistic about application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) services, and plans to grow from the wired network to the storage and printing markets. Finally, the transaction also gives GlobalFoundries access to IBM's RFSOI and SiGe semiconductor technologies, which are "highly complementary" to the company's existing products.
Many people say that IBM's level is higher than intel. IBM's soi does have several unique advantages, such as electrical performance anti-jamming and anti-radiation. There are some unique devices, such as a pair of transistor-bit sram. IBM's design seems to be biased towards academics and wide-ranging. However, the level that seems to be done in the project is not intel, nor intel professional. Or for GlobalFoundries, the strength of the acquisition of IBM will be fully complementary, complementary to the design and manufacturing aspects.
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