GlobalFoundries opened its USD 4 billion expansion fabrication plant in Singapore in September 2023. The 23,000sqm fab - about twice the area of a Manhattan city block - is set to create 1,000 high-value jobs in the country, including roles for equipment technicians, process technicians and engineers.

The new facility boosts GlobalFoundries’ global manufacturing footprint and reinforces the company’s ability to deliver product security and flexibility to customers across its manufacturing sites on three continents.

As Singapore’s most advanced semiconductor facility to date, the fab is set to produce an additional 450,000 wafers (300mm) annually, raising GlobalFoundries Singapore’s overall capacity to approximately 1.5 million wafers (300mm) per year. The site will be instrumental in ensuring that GlobalFoundries has the capacity needed by its customers as they seek to strengthen their supply chains.

The Fab 7H has been awarded Green Mark Gold status by Singapore’s Building and Construction Authority for its recycling technologies and overall energy efficiency.