In collaboration with the Trump Administration and with backing from top tech companies seeking to onshore vital supply chain components, GlobalFoundries (GF) today revealed plans to invest $16 billion to increase its capacity for advanced packaging and semiconductor manufacturing across its facilities in New York and Vermont.
The investment by GF is a calculated reaction to the rapid development of artificial intelligence, which is driving up demand for next-generation semiconductors with high-bandwidth performance and power efficiency for use in datacenters, communications infrastructure, and AI-enabled devices.
GF is working with big tech companies like Apple, SpaceX, AMD, Qualcomm Technologies, NXP, and GM that are dedicated to diversifying their global supply chains and reshoring semiconductor manufacturing to the United States.
These businesses collaborate with GF to help them produce chips that are created in the United States, highlighting GF’s position as a reliable source of necessary semiconductors and a crucial facilitator of supply chain security.
New technological platforms and 3D heterogeneous integration technologies are being adopted at a quick pace due to the rapid rise of AI in the cloud and at the edge. These cutting-edge solutions are necessary to satisfy the rapidly increasing demands for performance, bandwidth density, and power efficiency.
With its 22FDX® and silicon photonics capabilities in production in New York and its advanced research of innovative GaN-based power solutions in Vermont, GF is in a unique position to lead in this field.
The investment from GF expands on the company’s current plans for U.S. expansion, which include over $13 billion to modernize and expand its facilities in New York and Vermont as well as funding for the recently opened New York Advanced Packaging and Photonics Center, the first facility of its kind in the United States devoted to silicon photonics packaging.
An additional $3 billion is being committed by GF, which will go toward cutting-edge research and development projects centered on silicon photonics, packaging innovation, and next-generation GaN technologies.
Together, these expenditures amount to a $16 billion strategy to boost American semiconductor dominance and spur innovation in high-performance communications, AI, aircraft, and automobiles.
Leadership Comments
“At GlobalFoundries, we are proud to partner with pioneering technology leaders to manufacture their chips in the United States—advancing innovation while strengthening economic and supply chain resiliency,” said Tim Breen, CEO of GlobalFoundries. “The AI revolution is driving strong, durable demand for GF’s technologies that enable tomorrow’s datacenters – including GF’s leading silicon photonics, as well as GaN for power applications. Meanwhile at the edge, GF’s proprietary FDX technology is uniquely positioned to support AI functionality with low power consumption. With all these technologies and more manufactured right here in the U.S., GF is proud to play its part in accelerating America’s semiconductor leadership.”
“GlobalFoundries investment is a great example of the return of United States manufacturing for critical semiconductors,” said U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick. “President Trump has made it a fundamental objective to bring semiconductor manufacturing home to America. Our partnership with GlobalFoundries will secure U.S. semiconductor foundry capacity and technology capabilities for future generations.”
“Today’s announcement is a direct result of President Trump’s leadership and his vision to bring back high-paying manufacturing jobs and reestablish secure, domestic supply chains for critical technologies,” said Dr. Thomas Caulfield, Executive Chairman of GlobalFoundries. “We look forward to continuing to work with the U.S. government to help create the conditions for industry and government to work together and drive meaningful, long-term impact.”
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