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GlobalFoundries(GF) was part of AMD and now AMD relies heavily on TSMC. If this ban they are seeking goes through, does it affect AMD? I think GF gave up on 7n
by varshithr 7y ago
GlobalFoundries(GF) was part of AMD and now AMD relies heavily on TSMC.
If this ban they are seeking goes through, does it affect AMD?
I think GF gave up on 7nm node a while ago, So maybe AMD is safe here.
- baybal2 7y agoYes, and they still have AMD's orders going on for legacy products, auxiliary ICs, and interface logic. That's entirely them giving up on existing as a proper market player, and the "farewell gift" to the industry before they self-destruct. Having an idea of mentality of GlobalFoundries' new owners, I can say they care about having a return on their investment any way possible, and how they make that is of no importance to them. Unlike a tech player with stake in the well being of larger ecosystem, or genuine fear of being denied the market by retaliatory lawsuits, those guys have no problem "setting the house on fire" This is why they chose Germany out of all countries to file a patent lawsuit. Germany famously allows for instant summary injunctions in patent and other IP cases, which will be completely devastating for a company making actual physical products. Second to that, Germany controls the supply of few critical chemicals for semiconductor manufacturing, and they may opt to go for arm twisting with them too. I can say that this is what we will see for year and years to come, unless something dramatic will finally happen to the patent system.
- makomk 7y agoI wouldn't be surprised if AMD kept some kind of patent license to GlobalFoundries patents when they spun them off.
- varshithr 7y agoMakes sense to do so.