Getting HiK/MG 28nm Foundry Processes to Market with Jim Ballingall of GLOBALFOUNDRIES

GLOBALFOUNDRIES just had their official coming out party at their Global Technologies Conference. In this interview with Jim Ballingall I find out what it was all about. Here’s some of the topics we cover:
- World’s first tapeout of a 28nm HiK Metal Gate (HiK/MG) Arm Coretex A9 Processor
o with full IP library: memory compilers & fabric IP
- First foundry with HiK/MG in production
o 32nm Quadcore CPUs
o Benefits of gate first over gate last
- Die size and design implementation
- Process offerings
o High Performance
o High Performance Plus
o Low Power
o Super Low Power
o Benefits
- 22nm Status at GLOBALFOUNDRIES
- Design Flows enabled
o Analog/Mixed Signal
o RF CMOS
- Defect densities and repeatability
- How they stand with the foundry capacity shortage
o Access to immersion scanners
o Fab capacity growth by fab
- Security issues
o Asia
o Benefits of being truly global

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About GLOBALFOUNDRIES

GLOBALFOUNDRIES is the world's first full-service semiconductor foundry with a truly global manufacturing and technology footprint. Launched in March 2009 through a partnership between AMD [NYSE: AMD"> and the Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC), GLOBALFOUNDRIES provides a unique combination of advanced technology, manufacturing excellence and global operations. With the integration of Chartered in January 2010, GLOBALFOUNDRIES significantly expanded its capacity and ability to provide best-in-class foundry services from mainstream to the leading edge. GLOBALFOUNDRIES is headquartered in Silicon Valley with manufacturing operations in Singapore, Germany, and a new leading-edge fab under construction in Saratoga County, New York. These sites are supported by a global network of R&D, design enablement, and customer support in Singapore, China, Taiwan, Japan, the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom. For more information on GLOBALFOUNDRIES, visit http://www.globalfoundries.com.

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