GlobalFoundries and Cultural Diversity
By David Lammers In 2006, I had an interesting interview with Jim Doran about cultural diversity and chip manufacturing. Doran, who held manufacturing executive positions during a long career at Intel,...
View ArticleA New Chip Fab for Austin?
By David Lammers This year, 2012, is a “Year of the Dragon” in the Asian zodiac calendar, yet another reason for Samsung Electronics to build a third semiconductor fab in Austin, Texas. There are 12...
View ArticleGlobalFoundries Yield Rebound
By David Lammers Sometimes, you have to hear it from the horse’s mouth. Everyone has heard about the claims of improved 32nm yields at the GlobalFoundries Dresden fab. At the Common Platform Technology...
View ArticleEating Well at Fab 8
By David Lammers The quality of life has improved at the GlobalFoundries Fab 8 here in upstate New York. Sure, people here are breathing easier now that yields are up at the company’s fab in Dresden,...
View ArticleTraining Technicians, Hudson Valley Style
By David Lammers I spent a morning recently at a community college near the GlobalFoundries fab in upstate New York, and learned a lot about the challenges facing students and educators. Fred Strnisa,...
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