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So who is going to actually fabricate these chips, Samsung ? IBM transferred its own chip fab business to Global Foundries several years ago and it was my unde

So who is going to actually fabricate these chips, Samsung ? IBM transferred its own chip fab business to Global Foundries several years ago and it was my understanding that they were tied to them for the following 10 years. But Global Foundries announced they were abandoning EUV so I don't think they're going to be producing 7nm chips.

bgorman 6y ago
From the link > Samsung Electronics will manufacture the IBM POWER10 processor, combining Samsung's industry-leading semiconductor manufacturing technology with IBM's CPU designs.
- tgflynn 6y ago
  Thanks, I missed that, didn't read the PR all the way to the end. I wonder how they got out of their deal with Global Foundries.
  - monocasa 6y ago
    GloFo probably triggered all sorts of clauses when they announced the were stopping R&D on newer nodes if I had to guess.
    - tgflynn 6y ago
      Makes sense. That announcement certainly surprised me, especially so soon after they took over IBM's chip fab business.
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 6y ago
  Are they barred from defense work now?