Program advances long-term technology roadmap
and reinforces company's commitment to drive technology leadership
of differentiated foundry solutions
SAN JOSE, Calif. ,
May 19,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- At its annual GF Technology
Summit (GTS), GlobalFoundries (Nasdaq: GFS) (GF) today
announced the launch of GF Labs, a new program that extends the
development horizon of innovative, differentiated semiconductor
technology and broadens the company's portfolio of
feature-rich and enablement solutions. GF Labs will focus on
advancing new technology and long-term roadmap
differentiation that will enable GF customers to develop
innovative products and accelerate their time-to-market.
Semiconductor innovation is essential to the growth and
development of technology megatrends that are reshaping the global
economy including the Internet of Things (IoT), 5G, 6G, cloud
computing, artificial intelligence (AI), quantum computing and next
generation automotive, all of which are propelling semiconductor
market revenue to more than $1.3
trillion by the end of the decade, according to
International Business Strategies.
GF has a proven track record of innovating novel materials such
as FD-SOI on 22FDX®, and novel device architectures that enabled GF
Fotonix™, the company's recently announced next generation silicon
photonics platform.
GF Labs expands and accelerates this innovation momentum by
creating an open framework of internal and external research and
development initiatives that deliver a differentiated pipeline of
market-driven process technology solutions for future
data-centric, connected, intelligent and secure applications.
"Fostering semiconductor innovation is critical to delivering a
differentiated technology portfolio that will continue to fuel
emerging markets," said Gregg
Bartlett, senior vice president of Technology, Engineering
and Quality, GF. "Our focus is on making sure we're always
developing the latest technologies that provide meaningful
differentiation for our customers, not just in the near-term,
but far into the next decade. The launch of GF Labs accelerates our
pursuit of the innovation it takes to develop and deliver powerful
technological advances for our customers."
GF has a proven track record of building partnerships with
startup innovators, industry consortia, material suppliers,
universities and government entities worldwide. Leveraging GF's
extensive patent portfolio and deep technical expertise in digital,
analog, mixed-signal, RF and embedded memory, GF Labs will harvest
capabilities from a broad research platform including the
Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (IMEC) in Belgium, Fraunhofer in Germany, Defense Advanced Research Projects
Agency (DARPA) in the U.S., and the Institute for
Microelectronics in Singapore,
along with a broad network of university partnerships.
Research and development within GF Labs is underway with a slate
of innovative technology capabilities and solutions already in
development such as radio frequency silicon on insulator (RFSOI)
and silicon-germanium (SiGe). GF will continue to invest to expand
and develop tailored solutions, with GF Labs serving as the R&D
engine accelerating differentiated solutions based on wide-band-gap
semiconductors that go beyond the traditional approach of shrinking
transistors. Additional program details and partners will be
announced in the second half of 2022.
Supporting Quotes
"We have a wide research portfolio in high-performance
computing, cryogenic electronics, bioelectronics and biosensors,
physical-layer security and AI-based design automation.
Collaborating with GF allows us the freedom to explore innovative
ideas, such as integrating advanced SiGe devices with
high-performance CMOS technologies to help achieve the required
configuration for next-generation wireless electronics."
George White, Ph.D., Director
for Strategic Partnerships, Georgia Institute
of Technology
"For more than 10 years, we've been working collaboratively with
GF to help drive technology innovation across multiple
dimensions. The launch of GF Labs will enable tomorrow's more
intelligent and intuitive, more connected and secure, and more
powerful and energy-efficient technology solutions. We are
committed to continue collaborating on advanced semiconductor
R&D with GF, working hand in hand to come up with solutions
that make the high-tech industry grow."
Luc Van den hove, President
and CEO, imec
"IQE's collaboration with GF on GaN accelerates the development
of differentiated technology platforms that enable smart mobile
devices, wireless infrastructure, power electronics and next
generation displays."
Americo Lemos, CEO,
IQE
"Micledi has developed a unique and innovative solution for
microLED arrays. Our technology is based on an innovative
combination of III/V materials processing, 3D integration and 300mm
silicon-based processing combined with a proprietary ASIC to
provide a self-contained, compact monolithic AR display with high
image quality and power efficiency. Our partnership with GF is
enabling future AR devices and revolutionizing how digital
information is delivered to consumers."
Soeren Steudel, Chief
Technology Officer, Micledi Microdisplays
"Congratulations to GF for their visionary endeavor with GF
Labs. We are delighted to be collaborating with
them as a member of the Semiconductor Alliance to accelerate
research, innovation and prototyping, and help grow the
U.S. semiconductor industry amid increased global competition.
Collaboration among industry, government and academia in
the United States will facilitate
growth of advanced manufacturing, strengthen supply chains and
help protect intellectual property."
Dr. Raj Jammy, Chief Technology Officer, MITRE
Engenuity and Director, Semiconductor Alliance
"Ranovus is dedicated to developing application-specific optical
engines that are energy and space efficient to address the
massive growth in data center traffic, which is fueled by new
compute, storage and networking
paradigms. Ranovus' monolithic Odin™ silicon
photonics platform leverages the GF Fotonix™ process with
its feature-rich libraries together with Ranovus' own proprietary
photonic and RF IP blocks, including innovative on-chip lasers, to
enable an unprecedented high-density optical interconnect for
datacenter applications. This is a great example
of the GF and Ranovus teams collaborating to
deliver leading-edge solutions."
John Martinho, Senior Vice
President of Research and Development, Ranovus
"SOITEC and GF's close collaboration on state-of-the-art RFSOI
and FD-SOI substrate development continues to set the pace for the
introduction of market-leading solutions for each generation of
mobile connectivity standards."
Bernard Asper, Chief Operating
Officer, SOITEC
"GF technologies made 5G mm-wave possible with 45RSOI and
22FDX® processes first used by universities and then by most
companies in 5G and SATCOM. It is now taking steps to establish a
leadership position in 6G. We've been collaborating on a broad set
of high-risk, high-payoff research projects leveraging the
unparalleled benefits
of FD-SOI, RF-SOI and SiGe technology with
demonstrated phased-arrays and transceivers up to 180 GHz and
together, we are pushing the limits. GF has been a great partner,
with an accurate design kit at greater than 100 GHz. They also
support innovative work and enable the successful demonstration of
complex 6G systems."
Gabriel M. Rebeiz, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor and
the Wireless Communications Industry Endowed Chair at the UC San
Diego
About GF
GlobalFoundries, Inc. (GF) is one of the
world's leading semiconductor manufacturers. GF is redefining
innovation and semiconductor manufacturing by developing and
delivering feature-rich process technology solutions that provide
leadership performance in pervasive high growth markets. GF offers
a unique mix of design, development and fabrication services. With
a talented and diverse workforce and an at-scale manufacturing
footprint spanning the U.S., Europe and Asia, GF is a trusted technology source to its
worldwide customers. For more information, visit www.gf.com.
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