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GlobalFoundries acquires Singapore’s Advanced Micro Foundry to scale silicon photonics for AI

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A signage at U.S. chipmaker GlobalFoundries' new fabrication plant in Singapore, September 12, 2023. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo

Summary

GlobalFoundries bought Advanced Micro Foundry, a silicon photonics specialist, to bolster optical interconnects for AI data centers and quantum systems. With AMF, GF says it becomes the world’s largest silicon photonics maker and will establish a new research center in Singapore.