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GlobalFoundries controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2024

    Penalty for unlicensed shipments to a sanctioned entity

    The U.S. Department of Commerce announced a $500,000 penalty concerning unlicensed shipments of products valued at approximately $17 million to an entity associated with Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation. The matter involved U.S. export-control compliance.

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  2. 2021

    IBM sues GlobalFoundries over chip-process technology agreement

    Lawsuit filed

    IBM sued GlobalFoundries, alleging that it failed to deliver the agreed 10nm or replacement 7nm process technology. GlobalFoundries disputed IBM’s allegations and argued that the suit sought an unjustified $2.5 billion payment.

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    • IBM has sued GlobalFoundries for its failure to deliver a function 10nm node or the 7nm node that was supposed to replace it.
    • According to the filings, IBM alleges that GlobalFoundries both misrepresented their capabilities and unilaterally changed the deal, doing IBM massive damage.
    • This month, IBM filed a civil lawsuit against GlobalFoundries, a company that it helped to found. The lawsuit alleges that GlobalFoundries breached a contract by not producing promised high-performance microchips.
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  3. 2019

    TSMC files patent infringement lawsuits against GlobalFoundries

    Lawsuit filed

    TSMC filed multiple lawsuits against GlobalFoundries in the United States, Germany and Singapore, alleging that several semiconductor process nodes infringed 25 TSMC patents. In the filings, TSMC sought injunctions and monetary damages. The dispute concerns patent infringement claims over semiconductor process technology across three jurisdictions.

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    • In the complaints, TSMC demands injunctions to stop GlobalFoundries’ manufacture and sale of infringing semiconductor products. TSMC also seeks substantial monetary damages from GlobalFoundries for its sale of infringing semiconductor products and unlawful use of TSMC’s patented semiconductor technologies.
    • TSMC, the world’s leading global innovator in semiconductor manufacturing, filed multiple lawsuits on September 30, 2019 against GlobalFoundries in the United States, Germany and Singapore for its ongoing infringement of 25 TSMC patents by at least its 40nm, 28nm, 22nm, 14nm, and 12nm node processes.
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