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0 pointsgpderetta7y ago0 comments

IBM relies on Global Foundries today IIRC.

Edit: maybe still have older generation fabs for military contracts.

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Global Foundries no longer is pushing for 7nm however, leaving IBM in a bad spot. AMD saw the writing on the wall and began to switch their designs to TSMC years ago (so the 2019 release of Zen2 / Ryzen3 will likely proceed on schedule)

ofrzeta7y ago

Ah, I think you are right. They "sold" the fabs to Global Foundries.

nickik7y ago

I think GF is former AMD used to be. I think TSMC is former IBM. But I might have my history wrong.

nicoburns7y ago

Accorsing to wikipedia, GF is former AMD, which then later aquired IBM's fab business. TSMC has always been independent.

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