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Choices Aplenty at the 7 nm NodeGLOBALFOUNDRIES Foundry Files Blog - Dave Lammers, GLOBALFOUNDRIESFeb. 20, 2017 |
When I asked Gary Patton about the 7nm logic node, shortly after he started his new job as CTO, he emphasized two points. First was execution, and to that end Patton had implemented a tighter operations framework, with milestones designed to get the 7nm platform to customers on time.
Second was performance. Patton spoke at length about the need for performance gains, and how GLOBALFOUNDRIES had been strengthened by the influx of several hundred IBM technologists. “The IBM technology development team was all about delivering performance,” Patton said, promising that the GF 7nm technology would lead the foundry industry.