Tag Archives: GlobalFoundries

Instant Analysis: Trump Tariff Effects On Semiconductors

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Lawrence Person

President Trump announced his tariffs on countries, especially those that tariff goods from the United States. President Donald Trump on Wednesday imposed sweeping new tariffs on all imported goods and unveiled a detailed list of reciprocal duties targeting more than … Continue reading →

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TSMC Bids To Take Over Intel Fabs

Posted on March 12, 2025 by Lawrence Person

I know that any time I talk about semiconductors, a significant percentage of my readership’s eyes glaze over, but this is Big Freaking News. Intel shares rose 6% in premarket trading after Reuters reported that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, or TSMC, … Continue reading →

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India’s Semiconductor Push: More Smoke Than Fire

Posted on February 8, 2023 by Lawrence Person

India has been trying to get into semiconductor fabrication for a while now, and after announcing a $10 billion investment fund, and with China locked out of so much semiconductor technology, there have been a lot of news bubbling up, … Continue reading →

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Ill-Advised Semiconductor Subsidies Pass

Posted on July 28, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Semiconductor subsidies passed the Senate and House and now will become law. The House on Thursday passed the bipartisan Chips and Science Act, which aims to increase domestic production of computer chips to allow the U.S. to become more competitive … Continue reading →

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Semiconductor Update for July 18, 2022

Posted on July 18, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Enough links have filtered into the semiconductor bucket to be worth doing a roundup. This one touches on China and the corruption of our political elites. The congressional Democrats’ attempt to throw money at the problem is going nowhere fast. … Continue reading →

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Q: Can You Double-Pattern Rather Than Use EUV? A: You Don’t Want To

Posted on April 10, 2022 by Lawrence Person

This is going to be pretty esoteric for many of my readers, but in previous semiconductor posts covering ASML, some commenters have suggested that fabs can do multi-patterning for smaller nodes rather than having to use ASML’s extreme ultraviolet stepper. … Continue reading →

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Semiconductor Subsidies: The Wrong Solution For The Wrong Problem

Posted on January 20, 2022 by Lawrence Person

There’s no problem that the federal government throwing money at it can’t make worse. Today’s example: Democrats pimping billions in taxpayer subsidies for the semiconductor industry. As the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbates supply chain backlogs and global computer chip shortages Correction: … Continue reading →

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Semiconductor Update: GlobalFoundries Gives Up On 7nm​

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Lawrence Person

GlobalFoundries has given up work on their 7nm process node. This is a direct result of AMD choosing TSMC over GlobalFoundries to fab their next generation microprocessor. GlobalFounderies was always something of an odd duck. It was spun out from … Continue reading →

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