GLOBALFOUNDRIES Announces New 22FDX+ Platform
GLOBALFOUNDRIES announced at its conference the next generation of its FDXTM platform, 22FDX+, to meet the ever-growing need for higher performance and low power requirements of connected devices.
GF's new 22FDX+ builds on the company's 22FDX platform, offering a broader set of features that provide high performance, ultra-low power, and specialty features and capabilities for the newest generation of designs. The differentiated offering will further empower customers to create chips that are specifically optimized for Internet of Things (IoT), 5G, automotive, and satellite communications applications.
"Dialog creates highly integrated, energy-efficient SoCs and specialty memory devices optimized for connecting the Internet of Things," said Jalal Bagherli, CEO of Dialog Semiconductor. "GLOBALFOUNDRIES' 22FDX+ platform, with its advanced RF performance, low power capabilities, and comprehensive platform features, is a key enabling technology that allows us to stay at the forefront of our industry for the next generation of these IoT products."
"We are proud to partner with Dialog, and work together to leverage both companies' ultra-low power, high performance RF capabilities, and embedded memory to advance the frontier of connectivity into the ever-growing IoT market," said Mike Hogan, senior vice president and general manager of Automotive, Industrial, and Multi-Market at GF. "The launch of GF's differentiated 22FDX+ platform will strengthen our collaboration with Dialog, and accelerate the incredible advancements in IoT that are already changing our lives."
The first specialty solution to be available on GF's new 22FDX+ platform will be 22FDX RF+. With digital and RF enhancements, the new 22FDX RF+ solution is optimized to boost the performance of front-end-module (FEM) designs. The 22FDX RF+ specialty solution will be available in Q1 2021, and manufactured on GF's state-of-the-art 300 mm production line at Fab 1 in Dresden, Germany.
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I guess they just never had enough money to stay relevant in the game. It has been a good move from AMD to move away from them.
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I still found it funny how the US government made $3 billion funds available for the upgrading and construction of chip factories in the US, and so far I've only heard of TSMC claiming some of that money. To produce 7nm by 2024... by which time it will be old news again.
I've have expected Intel to get some of that money to help with their struggling nodes.
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I guess they just never had enough money to stay relevant in the game. It has been a good move from AMD to move away from them.
AMD didn't really have a choice when GF announced they won't pursue the 7nm process. But of course it was a good move, even if it was a forced move.
I still found it funny how the US government made $3 billion funds available for the upgrading and construction of chip factories in the US, and so far I've only heard of TSMC claiming some of that money. To produce 7nm by 2024... by which time it will be old news again.
I've have expected Intel to get some of that money to help with their struggling nodes.
As if Intel needed a single cent of outside money. Intel's problems were (hopefully "were" and not "are" anymore) in the management, rather than in funds or anything else. No matter how good technology, logistics, patent portfolio, and workforce a company happens to have, if the leadership is full of fools, the company is ruined. At least Intel didn't let it proceed all the way to destruction, unlike Nokia, for example, but they certainly woke up at the last possible moment, kicked out the CEO+execs, and are now trying to get back into business.
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When they said they would stop 7nm development AMD had no choice. I have a feeling some contracts were rewritten as well.
There is enough specialized staff for GloFlo to make money from it just will never be making any of the cutting edge products again.
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It's a pity GF didn't have the muscles to stay in the cutting edge competition. At least Samsung is now trying to ensure there's no monopoly for TSMC, but it's still not enough. Plus it means it's all in East Asia now. It would be better if there was such manufacturing in Asia, Europe, and North America.