Thread regarding GlobalFoundries layoffs

I think Mubadala has had enough. You lost oil money.

Why these folks from UAE thought they could successfully run a semiconductor company is beyond me. But this was a known outcome. When did IBM ever lead in high volume process at the cutting edge? There is zero chance you folks could deliver a robust and competitive 7nm process. Even AMD is fully on TSMC.

Even on all other nodes you lose money. You aren't good at it. You are bad at the foundry biz. The only reason your doors are open is because of oil money. You wrap dollar bills around every wafer you ship. This ruined your passion and incentive to win.

Well, you tried to twist arms for government money. Looks like everyone said no. It's really too bad because you might have succeeded. The only possible outcome I see for your tragic position is for someone to buy the sad and incompetent GloFo.

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GF will like to hire Managers and Directors who will get promotion every 2 years for keep failing.

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Post ID: @1blg+URAW7KR

So basically you’re saying they should have invested in TSMC

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Post ID: @1rle+URAW7KR

I just wanted to clarify the part about you might have succeeded. It goes back to initial forming of GF. You were bought by an oil money country from AMD. This was the fatal mistake. They made your company behave like socialists. Your tragic announcement today shows what socialism does. You have never been required to make a profit and run like a real company. You have made mistake after mistake. Chartered semi purchase? Really? Taking the IBM disaster on? IBM? Really. Oh yeah powerpc vs intel. What dominance, not.

Here is what they should have done. Hire a TSMC R&D leader. Hire a TSMC manufacturing leader. Hire a TSMC photolitho guru, Hire a TSMC CMP expert. Hire a TSMC etch specialist. Go get the folks from the masters of foundry biz to show you what is what.

Th GF is finished. You still lose money on every wafer you ship. You are not profitable and just continue to eat oil for survival.

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Post ID: @1sbv+URAW7KR

Development group ran like a Mexican DMV

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Post ID: @1izk+URAW7KR

Amen!

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Post ID: @gbd+URAW7KR

agree for final outcome. Probably there would be continuous waves of layoffs , one after every global cast with new story and commitment for transparency.

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