Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Ford, GlobalFoundries partner to offset chip supplies shortage

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RIYADH: US Ford Motor Co will explore buying chips directly from GlobalFoundries, as a response to a global semiconductor shortage that’s crimped profits and production, Bloomberg reported. The Dearborn Michigan-based automaker said Thursday it’s forming a “strategic collaboration” with GlobalFoundries, which went public in a $2.6 billion listing last month and recently moved its headquarters from California … Read more

Intel agrees to acquire GlobalFoundries for $30 billion

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Intel Corp is in talks to buy semiconductor manufacturer GlobalFoundries Inc for about $30 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported as saying on Thursday. According to the report talks come as a semiconductor shortage is hobbling industries around the globe. A deal could help Intel ramp up production of chips at a time demand is at … Read more