Tag: GlobalFoundries

Blacklisted China chipmaker SMIC becomes the world’s second-largest pure-play foundry by revenue — outsells GlobalFoundries and others

SMIC Shenzhen. Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC), China’s largest contract chipmaker, this week announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2023. Despite crushing US sanctions, SMIC is now the world’s second-largest pure-play foundry after TSMC. The company managed to outsell GlobalFoundries and UMC, two of the other pure-play foundries, which it used to trail […]

GFS Stock: GlobalFoundries Tops Q1 Views, Offers Reassuring Outlook

Contract chipmaker GlobalFoundries (GFS) on Tuesday beat Wall Street’s targets for the first quarter and offered in-line to better-than-expected guidance for the current period. GFS stock rose in early trading. X The Malta, N.Y.-based company earned an adjusted 31 cents a share on sales of $1.55 billion in the March quarter. Analysts polled by FactSet […]

US awards $1.5 billion to GlobalFoundries for semiconductor production

By Doina Chiacu and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. government is awarding $1.5 billion to GlobalFoundries to subsidize semiconductor production, the first major award from a $39 billion fund approved by Congress in 2022 to bolster domestic chip production. GlobalFoundries, the world’s third-largest contract chipmaker, will build a new semiconductor production facility in Malta, […]

US awards $1.5 billion to GlobalFoundries for domestic semiconductor production

By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. government is awarding $1.5 billion to GlobalFoundries to expand semiconductor production, the Biden administration said on Monday, in a bid to strengthen domestic supply chains after the COVID pandemic exposed weaknesses. GlobalFoundries, the world’s third-largest contract chipmaker, will build a new semiconductor production facility in Malta, New York, […]

US awards $1.5 billion to GlobalFoundries for domestic semiconductor production

By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government is awarding $1.5 billion to GlobalFoundries to expand semiconductor production, the Biden administration said on Monday, in a bid to strengthen domestic supply chains. GlobalFoundries, the world’s third-largest contract chipmaker, will build a new semiconductor production facility in Malta, New York, and expand existing operations there […]

Chipmaker GlobalFoundries forecasts Q1 results below estimates, shares drop

(Reuters) – GlobalFoundries forecast first-quarter results below Wall Street estimates on Tuesday, as the contract chipmaker faces competition from larger rivals while a supply glut persists in certain pockets of the semiconductor industry. Shares of the Malta, New York-based company fell more than 6% in premarket trading. Recent earnings from semiconductor firms have signaled continuing […]

GFS Stock: GlobalFoundries Guides Lower For Q1

Contract chipmaker GlobalFoundries (GFS) on Tuesday delivered in-line to better-than-expected results for the fourth quarter but guided well below views for the current period. GFS stock fell in early trading. X The Malta, N.Y.-based company earned an adjusted 64 cents a share on sales of $1.85 billion in the December quarter. Analysts polled by FactSet […]