Thread regarding GlobalFoundries layoffs

The key mistake

GlobalFoundries made a pivotal mistake in 2018 by shifting its focus from cutting-edge semiconductor manufacturing to essential chips produced with older technology (12nm and above). This move, intended to save costs, led to reduced R&D and capital expenditures but also limited its growth potential, especially as demand for advanced chips surged. The decision forced key clients, like AMD, to move to competitors like Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC). Now, GlobalFoundries struggles with saturated markets and declining revenues, missing out on the fast-growing, high-tech chip sector.

@rxe+1uttpMwi makes an excellent ppoint.

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GF couldn't stay in 7nm by itself because the economy of scale wasn't there. Instead of getting out they could have partnered with other companies to develop techs that use EUV, spread the cost across multiple companies so they could have afforded to stay in the leading-edge game. Problem now is customers are migrating into sub-12nm technologies much faster than projected and then the 12nm and older market is not growing like expected. Two assumptions TC made are not happening and this is why the company is struggling and revenue declining. The SLT is running the company into the ground. You have leaders like RT who lead enablement and there is NOTHING new in the PDK in the past 10+ years, just the same old stuff while other companies are advancing their PDKs. Just one example of how the SLT is running the company into the ground. Leaders like RT who just outsource stuff and go from what IBM gave him of being industry leadership, to outsourcing to newbies in low-cost geos makes the company average at best but in most cases below average. Keep promoting the same re-tread execs and hope you get a different business result; this is the definition of insanity!!

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Make me….

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This is a mistake they all write up and study as a case study in business classes at universities

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