AMD will not remain the only globalfoundries client , in summer the latter declared about the plans with respect to collaboration with STMicroelectronics, whose will release the micros-chip on 40 nm technology in 2010 at the German factories
The Vice President OF ARM holdings currently negotiates with globalfoundries management about the possibility of processors contract production with ARM- architecture at the capacities of this company. This will allow the developer of these processors to decrease the risks, connected with TSMC activity - it is always useful to have an alternative chip producer .
If the collaboration of ARM holdings and Globalfoundries takes place, then it can be a large future: according to analyst forecasts , within the next few years the demand on smart book on base of processors with ARM architecture will grow steadily .