BAE Systems and GlobalFoundries collaborate
BAE Systems and GlobalFoundries (GF) have an announced a new collaboration to strengthen the supply of critical semiconductors for national security programs.
Together, the companies will engage in long-term planning for emerging technologies and collaborate on research and development in a range of areas, including semiconductor packaging and integration, GaN-on-silicon chips, silicon photonics and process development.
The new non-exclusive partnership builds upon the longtime relationship between BAE Systems and GF, and further brings together BAE Systems’ expertise in microelectronics for critical defence systems with GF’s expertise as a leading high-volume semiconductor manufacturers and a supplier of essential chips to the US Department of Defense (DoD).
Both BAE Systems and GF were recently named as recipients of planned direct funding from the US government as part of the CHIPS and Science Act.
