GlobalFoundries is the spin-off of AMD's manufacturing division, which formerly was responsible for making all of the processors sold by AMD. Before the creation of GlobalFoundries, AMD kept its own fabs capable of producing microprocessors. This made AMD special as only the largest companies samsung laptop adapters, such as Intel and IBM, tend to keep fabs in service for their own use. This is because the cost of these facilities is extraordinarily high. They contain some of the most advanced processor manufacturing technology in the world, which in turn needs to be staffed by some of the most talented engineers to ever live. Both the technology and the brainpower carry a high price.
With AMD constantly bleeding money, the burn of keeping fabs for its own exclusive use became too great. To relieve the pressure, AMD began talks in 2008 with various investors with the goal of finding backers who would be interested in fiscally supporting a spin-off of AMD's fabs into an independent company. AMD found the support it needed in the Advanced Technology Investment Company hp pavilion dv6700 battery, an organization based in the United Arab Emirates. The UAE have backed AMD in the past, so it is little surprise that AMD has been able to gain their support.
Already ahead of the GameIt is no secret that AMD has been trailing Intel in the last few years. AMD has had some success, most recently with the Phenom II, but this success is based in the market rather than in technology. Intel's Nehalem is faster in a number of ways, and Intel is ahead of AMD in both production and design. The Atom, for example, has proven that Intel's lead extends to more than just the market for high-end products, as AMD has yet to find a way to properly respond to Intel's ultra low power processor.
In this context it is easy to believe the AMD's processors are lack-luster as a whole, and nothing appears more indicative of this from a distance than AMD's manufacturing process, which has lagged far behind Intel. Intel hp pavilion dv6700 Battery, which already has most of its product lines converted to a 45nm process, seems a full step ahead of AMD, which only began building 45nm processors with the Phenom II line. But looking at AMD's manufacturing capability through the lens of Intel is deceiving. While Intel may be better, AMD is nearly as good, and this meant they were always far ahead of what most companies were capable of.
AMD's manufacturing capability has been world-class for years, and this remains true now that AMD's fabs have been turned into GlobalFoundries. The research into the creation of a 32nm process which was begun by AMD has been transferred to GlobalFoundries, and it appears possible that GlobalFoundries will be the first foundry company to make a 32nm fabrication process available to clients. Major merchant foundry competitors like TSMC appear weak in comparison.
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