Some time ago there was an informal information about the intentions of GlobalFoundries company to reduce the number of employees at its factory in the United States. I should add that there is very advanced factory of the company - Fab 8, and more recently under the wing contract manufacturer had to go ex-engineers of IBM".
German media also claim that GlobalFoundries Dresden factory will soon be put on the street ip to 800 permanent employees and 350 temporary. According to the company, these reductions are aimed at reducing costs due to changes in market conditions. Total in Germany as of next year GlobalFoundries enterprises should employ about 3,000 people, which is about the number of employees in 2011. By the way, the local authorities are confident that the demand for microprocessors in the next few years will start to grow again, and it will increase the number of residents employed in the sector in Germany. The unions hope that qualified will reduce the least, and were laid off employees will not only receive adequate compensation, but also be able to get a decent job. The total staff of GlobalFoundries is 18 000, given the divisions in the US and Singapore.
In addition to AMD CPUs , GlobalFoundries Company recently released specific graphic solutions of this brand. In addition, the company received orders for the production of mobile microprocessors for Apple and Qualcomm. At least, the negotiations on this subject were conducted. It is assumed that GlobalFoundries will produce 14-nm technology and AMD processors generation Zen. In the future, the company plans to make order for the automotive industry and the Internet of Things.