The US defense department has long worked with IBM in the field of information and computer maintenance of its facilities. IBM has transferred its production capacity GlobalFoundries - with the condition that it will produce processors for IBM order.
According to the publication The Times Union IBM manufacturing legacy found a new will . More precisely, it can be considered "well-forgotten old" since 2004 by IBM at their US plants produced chips and microprocessors to the needs of the US defense industry. That contract expired in the year before, and IBM has brought about $ 600 million. For the entire life cycle.
Now the US Department of Defense is going to place orders for the release of components for military vehicles and equipment at Fab 9 enterprises and Fab 10 in East Fishkill that are not related to the built GlobalFoundries Fab 8. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but it can be assumed that GlobalFoundries will receive about $ 60 million. Annually from performing "defense" orders. The company had to create a new business unit with its own board of directors, as well as pass the test the US defense department for compliance with the requirements of secrecy.