Siemens and GlobalFoundries (GF) have entered a new strategic collaboration to leverage each company’s complementary AI-based capabilities to enhance performance of semiconductor manufacturing and advanced industries – making operations more efficient, secure and reliable. In their latest memorandum of understanding, the companies focus on automation technologies for semiconductor fabrication (fab automation), electrification, digital solutions and software ranging from chip development to product lifecycle management.
A key element of the new strategic collaboration is deployment of advanced AI-enabled software, sensors and real-time control systems in fab automation to meet the growing demand for reliable semiconductors and autonomous platforms. Through centralized automation and predictive maintenance, GF and Siemens aim to increase equipment availability and operational efficiency in chip production while building capabilities that can be extended to other advanced industries. The companies intend to develop and deploy new solutions within their own operations to deliver enhanced offerings.
This expanded collaboration comes at a time of unprecedented demand for essential semiconductors and autonomous platforms in critical areas such as artificial intelligence, defense, energy and connectivity. By teaming up and bringing new capabilities, Siemens and GF can support accelerated growth, better security and reliability and broaden their impact across the industry.
“Our economy runs on Silicon – one wafer at a time. Chips are critical for applications like robotics or connectivity and for bringing AI into the physical world and industry. We are collaborating to make global semiconductor supply chains more resilient and to enable efficient localized manufacturing around the world,” said Cedrik Neike, Member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG and CEO Digital Industries.
“Secure, locally manufactured semiconductors are at the core of the AI transition – from cloud to the physical world, bringing intelligence into devices we use every day and enabling applications we couldn’t imagine a few years ago,” said Tim Breen, CEO of GlobalFoundries. “Our unique collaboration with Siemens allows us to go faster – to build the technologies that make this possible – differentiated, energy-efficient, connected and secure chips across a wide range of next-generation applications.”
Siemens brings a comprehensive suite of industrial, energy & building automation and digitalization technologies including advanced software for chip design & manufacturing, fab automation, and product lifecycle management. Utilizing Siemens’ suite of solutions, GF and Siemens will enable seamless collaboration across the entire semiconductor lifecycle and deliver high performance and reliable semiconductor solutions at scale.
GF, together with MIPS, a GF company and global leader in RISC-V processor IP, brings unique process technology and design capabilities to accelerate the development and manufacturing of tailored solutions that support Siemens goal of enabling autonomous platforms and physical AI chips at scale. GF is one of the world’s leading semiconductor foundries. The publicly listed U.S. company operates manufacturing facilities in the USA, Asia, and Europe. In Dresden, GlobalFoundries runs Europe’s largest semiconductor production site with around 3,000 employees.
