I-Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) itshintsha isivumelwano kunye ne-GlobalFoundries ukukhusela i-odolo enkulu ye-wafers. I-GlobalFoundries izakubonelela ngeebhiliyoni zeerandi ezi-2.1 zeerandi ze-wafers kwi-AMD phakathi kuka-2022 kunye no-2025.
Ii-wafers zisebenza njengezinto ezisisiseko kwimveliso yeechips. I-wafer iyasikwa ibe ngamaqhekeza amancinci ukwenza iitshiphusi. Abavelisi beChip njenge-AMD ke ngoko baxhomekeke kakhulu kwii-wafers ukuze bakwazi ukuvelisa. Umngeni omkhulu, kuba unikezelo lwehlabathi alwanelanga ukuhlangabezana nemfuno yemarike ukusukela ngo-2019.
NgoMeyi walo nyaka, i-AMD kunye ne-GlobalFoundries batyikitye isivumelwano. I-GlobalFoundries iza kubonelela ngeebhiliyoni zeedola ezisisi-1.6 zeebhiliyoni zeewafers kwi-AMD phakathi kuka-2022 kunye no-2024. Ngenxa yokuba izivumelwano ezinjalo zixhomekeke ekuvunyweni yi-US Securities and Exchange Commission e-United States, imibutho ifake isicelo. Ngoku siyazi ukuba isicelo silungisiwe kwaye samkelwa.
Isivumelwano phakathi kwe-GlobalFoundries kunye ne-AMD siyatshintsha. I-GlobalFoundries iza kubonelela i-AMD nge-2.1 yeebhiliyoni zeebhiliyoni zeewafers phakathi kuka-2022 kunye no-2025. Ngale nto, i-AMD izuza ukhuseleko lwemveliso ngeli xesha.
Abantu abadala abamaziyo
I-GlobalFoundries yasekwa ngo-2009 kwaye kukuqhubekeka kweefektri zangaphambili ze-AMD. Ukuza kuthi ga ngo-2018, i-GlobalFoundries yayingoyena mthengisi mkhulu we-AMD. Intsebenziswano yaphela ngaloo nyaka. I-AMD itshintshele kwi-TSMC, umthengisi omkhulu wetshiphu wehlabathi. I-TSMC ibingoyena mboneleli we-AMD ukusukela ngoko, kodwa ayikwazi ukubonelela ngazo zonke izixhobo eziyimfuneko. I-AMD yanyanzeleka ukuba inkqonkqoze kumnyango we-GlobalFoundries kwii-chipsets ezithile. Oku kubonakaliswe kwisivumelwano esitsha.