News GlobalFoundries Criticizes German Subsidies to Rival TSMC

[Admin]

GlobalFoundries also wants some government money.

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[gg83]

They abandoned the leading edge nodes smaller than 12nm. What do they think the deserve? Do they think 5 billion euros would let them leapfrog to 2nm?

 

[zipspyder]

GF should try doing some current R&D before crying for more subsidies.

 

[magnum29]

Completely agree. Why does the largest contract manufacturer, with the most advanced process node, need more subsidies? Given the capital intensive nature of the industry, directing more money towards the most successful player is illogical and anti-competitive, especially since they won't even be producing anything that a smaller player couldn't also produce.

 

[Dingledooda]

They abandoned the leading edge nodes smaller than 12nm. What do they think the deserve? Do they think 5 billion euros would let them leapfrog to 2nm?

To be fair to GF, TSMC isn't spending the money on leading edge or even 5/7nm but on 12/16nm.

 

[dk382]

I'm against government subsidies this large to corporations in general, but it's extra stupid when it goes to the biggest corporation in the industry while the smaller players are left out. It's not even going toward a leading-edge node, but instead it'll be used to produce a class of product several smaller players are more than capable of producing. I'd be seriously mad if I were German. Does one of the world's richest corporations really need the subsidies?

 

[gg83]

Completely agree. Why does the largest contract manufacturer, with the most advanced process node, need more subsidies? Given the capital intensive nature of the industry, directing more money towards the most successful player is illogical and anti-competitive, especially since they won't even be producing anything that a smaller player couldn't also produce.

Very good point. It would be different if TSMC were building a 2nm fab. Thanks for pointing that out.

 

[frogr]

If GF wants subsidies, then they should propose a new facility in Germany. A new fab or R&D facility for example.