GLOBALFOUNDRIES is driving the global standard for new technologies such as High K Metal Gate (HKMG) with seven world-leading semiconductor product companies including Freescale, IBM, Infineon, NEC, ST, Samsung, and Toshiba. This HKMG solution is far superior to that currently pursued by the other leading pure-play foundries, in both scalability (die size, design compatibility, performance) and manufacturability. This solution is a "Gate-First" approach that shares the process flow, design flexibility, design elements and benefits of all previous nodes based upon poly SiON gate stacks. This reflects our commitment to providing a total solution for foundry customers in design enablement and IP, process technology and packaging solutions that flow from our extensive global resources and alliances.

GLOBALFOUNDRIES entered the foundry industry in early 2009 driven by our vision to be the first truly global semiconductor foundry, harnessing the world's resources to deliver maximum value to our customers and unlocking their potential to innovate. As the former manufacturing arm of AMD, we possess tremendous assets in our leading-edge manufacturing and technology capabilities. With the integration of Chartered Semiconductor, GLOBALFOUNDRIES achieves scale as one of the world's largest foundries by revenue, differentiated by unmatched technology leadership with our flexible and collaborative approach to customer service. With more than 150 customers, GLOBALFOUNDRIES offers a new platform for innovation to drive the current and future generations of semiconductor products.