GlobalFoundries Representatives recently reported that the purchase of IBM's business for the production of microprocessors gives an opportunity to be engaged in the development and implementation of technical processes with the rules of thin 14 nm.
The technological independence GlobalFoundries is based on economic motives. The company is preparing to master the 10-nm process, and will not pay for the help of Samsung. Royalties Korean partner would be much higher than the cost of the development of 10-nm process technology with the use of intellectual property IBM. Accordingly, the 10-nm technology and all subsequent GlobalFoundries is ready to develop without the support of Samsung.
By the way, rumors about the interest of Chinese investors in GlobalFoundries assets may not be realized in concrete actions. Chinese are interested in the 14-nm process technology with FinFET, and the right to use it has Samsung, which does not allow the Chinese to adopt its "know-how" in the case of GlobalFoundries shares purchase without additional conditions.