40nm bulk silicone
Well, we didn't expect the announcement this soon, but
STMicroelectronics has announced that it is Globalfoundries' first
non-AMD client.
In a press release, CTO Jean-Marc
Chery said that the AMD spinoff will manufacture devices in 40nm Low Power bulk silicon
technology for ST. He claims Globalfoundries is the right partner for low power designs.
ST currently runs several foundries of its own, and it also contracts
UMC and TSMC to make its chips, but it seems it's not satisfied with
TSMC's 40nm process, hence it's looking elsewhere.
Globalfoundries is still not saying much about volumes or financial aspects of the deal.