Japan to Invest Up to $21 Billion in Two New Chip Factories in New York Operated by GlobalFoundries
GlobalFoundries selected to operate two new chip fabs in Malta, New York, backed by up to $21 billion from Japan under a U.S.-Japan agreement.
GlobalFoundries selected to operate two new chip fabs in Malta, New York, backed by up to $21 billion from Japan under a U.S.-Japan agreement.
GFS will make silicon interposers for TSMC’s CoWoS packaging in Malta, N.Y., under a multi-year $2B deal, with volume ramp in early 2028.
Xanadu and GlobalFoundries will make ultra-low-loss photonic chips and photon detectors on a 300 mm line in Malta, New York.
GlobalFoundries and Marvell expand a multi-year deal to add SiGe chip capacity in Vermont for faster, lower-power optical links in AI data centers.
D-Wave, Rigetti and Quantinuum each secure $100M in CHIPS funding. The U.S. takes small equity stakes. IonQ adds an $8.18M security deal and raises 2026 guidance.
GlobalFoundries receives $300M US funding to advance silicon photonics, targeting 400Gb/s speeds and 5x energy efficiency for AI data centers.