I-Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) ishintsha isivumelwano ne-GlobalFoundries ukuze ivikele i-oda elikhulu lama-wafer. I-GlobalFoundries izohlinzeka ngama-wafers abiza ama- $ 2.1 billion ku-AMD phakathi kuka-2022 no-2025.
Ama-wafers asebenza njengezinto eziyisisekelo zokukhiqiza ama-chips. I-wafer inqunywa ibe yizicucu ezincane ukwenza ama-chips. Ngakho-ke abakhiqizi be-chip njenge-AMD bancike kakhulu kuma-wafers ukuze bakwazi ukukhiqiza. Inselelo enkulu, ngoba ukunikezwa komhlaba wonke bekungenele ukuhlangabezana nesidingo semakethe kusukela ngo-2019.
NgoMeyi walo nyaka, i-AMD kanye ne-GlobalFoundries basayine isivumelwano. I-GlobalFoundries izohlinzeka ngamaphepha angamabhiliyoni angu-$1.6 ku-AMD phakathi kuka-2022 no-2024. Ngenxa yokuthi izivumelwano ezinjalo zingaphansi kokugunyazwa yi-US Securities and Exchange Commission e-United States, izinhlangano zafaka isicelo. Manje siyazi ukuthi isicelo sichitshiyelwe futhi samukelwa.
Isivumelwano phakathi kwe-GlobalFoundries ne-AMD siyashintsha. I-GlobalFoundries izohlinzeka i-AMD ngamawafa enani eliyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-2.1 phakathi kuka-2022 no-2025. Ngalokhu, i-AMD izuza ukuphepha kokukhiqiza phakathi naleso sikhathi.
Abantu abadala engibaziyo
I-GlobalFoundries yasungulwa ngo-2009 futhi iwukuqhutshwa kwezimboni zangaphambili ze-AMD. Kuze kube ngu-2018, i-GlobalFoundries ibingumphakeli omkhulu we-AMD. Ukusebenzisana kwaphela ngalowo nyaka. I-AMD ishintshele ku-TSMC, umphakeli omkhulu wama-chip emhlabeni. I-TSMC ibilokhu ingumhlinzeki omkhulu we-AMD kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, kodwa ayikwazi ukuhlinzeka ngazo zonke izinto ezidingekayo. I-AMD yaphoqeleka ukuthi ingqongqoze emnyango we-GlobalFoundries kuma-chipset athile. Lokhu kuvezwe esivumelwaneni esisha.