One year after breaking ground, GF celebrates
key milestone on path to expanded semiconductor manufacturing
capacity in Singapore
SINGAPORE, June 23,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GlobalFoundries (Nasdaq:
GFS) (GF), a global leader in feature-rich semiconductor
manufacturing, today announced that its first tool has been moved
into the company's new facility on its Singapore campus. The milestone, just one year
after breaking ground on the first phase of the Singapore expansion has been achieved in
partnership with the Singapore Economic Development Board and
co-investments from committed customers. Today's milestone
brings GF closer to increasing manufacturing capacity at its
Singapore site and fulfilling
additional global demand for GF-made chips used in automobiles,
smartphones, wireless connectivity, internet of things (IoT)
devices, and other applications.
In a ceremony today in Singapore at the newly constructed building,
GF celebrated the first tool-in milestone with Senior Vice
President and Head of Semiconductor of the Singapore Economic
Development Board, Chang Chin Nam;
President and CEO of Lam Research, Tim
Archer; President Asia-Pacific Region of Exyte, Mark Garvey; and other key partners/suppliers
including AMAT, ASML, Axcelis, DAIFUKU, KLA, Mattson, SCREEN,
Semes, TEL, Wonik, Air Liquid, and Linde. Representing GF was CEO
Dr. Thomas Caulfield; GF Senior Vice
President and Head of Global Operations, KC Ang; Vice President and
General Manager of GF Singapore Operations, Yew Kong Tan; Vice
President of Global Construction, Roberto
Avallone; and many members of the GF Singapore team.
Together they watched as the first tool – a market-leading etch
tool made by Lam Research– was moved into GF's newly commissioned
cleanroom.
"Today marks a special moment for GF, as we stand with our
Singapore team, our partners, and
valued employees to appreciate just how much progress we have made
over the past year. From a groundbreaking event hosted virtually
due to the global pandemic to today's first tool-in, we are
delivering on our commitments to expand our global manufacturing
footprint to meet the growing need in the marketplace for GF
chips," Dr. Caulfield said. "This first phase of our Singapore expansion plan is a tremendous
example of strong partnerships driving our industry forward. This
first tool moved into our facility was incredible to witness and is
a harbinger of more great milestones on the horizon for GF."
"We are delighted that GlobalFoundries has chosen Singapore for a major expansion of its global
manufacturing footprint. We congratulate GlobalFoundries' success
in bringing the site from ground-breaking to tool move-in in one
year, to achieve production ramp up as planned in 2023. We look
forward to GlobalFoundries' business growth and the creation of job
opportunities in this rapidly growing sector," said Mr.
Chang Chin Nam, Senior Vice
President and Head, Semiconductors, Singapore Economic Development
Board.
GF completed major construction of its Singapore expansion, which includes
250,000-square-feet (23,000-square-meters) of cleanroom space and
new administrative offices. Following today's first tool-in
ceremony, GF will continue adding new tools to the cleanroom over
the coming months and is expected to ramp in 2023. Once complete,
the new facility will have the capacity to manufacture 450,000
wafers (300mm) per year, raising the total capacity of GF's
Singapore site to approximately
1.5 million wafers (300mm) annually. The new GF facility will be
the most advanced semiconductor manufacturing site in Singapore and is on track to create 1,000 new
jobs, including technicians and engineers.
In June 2021, GF announced it
would invest approximately US $4B
(S$5B) to expand its Singapore campus as part of the company's
overall plan to grow its global manufacturing footprint and
capacity to meet the increase in demand for GF-made semiconductor
chips. The development, construction, and job creation in
Singapore were accelerated by the
new chipmaking economic model pioneered by GF, which includes
support and investment from GF, its committed customers, and the
national government through the Singapore Economic Development
Board. GF aims to replicate this economic model with its planned
expansion on the campus of its manufacturing facility and corporate
headquarters in Malta, New
York.
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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