Maintaining fabs is expensive. AMD got to push debt onto Globalfoundries with the deal, and Globalfoundries could focus on other opportunities, not just AMD. Gl

Maintaining fabs is expensive. AMD got to push debt onto Globalfoundries with the deal, and Globalfoundries could focus on other opportunities, not just AMD. Globalfoundries has since fallen behind in process node, with TSMC and Intel leading the way. Given the struggles Intel has had, it is hard to say that AMD would have been in a better position to get to 10nm or 7nm had they kept their fab facilities.