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GlobalFoundries is heavily underrated: it will be the leading quantum foundry, and no one is pricing it as a robotics foundry. It should win a large slice of the robotics and IoT market, with motor controls, sensor fusion and communication microcontrollers running on its 22nm FDX process. It is the preferred pick among quantum plays. x.com x.comÂ
GlobalFoundries' Xanadu partnership strengthens its position as a shared quantum-manufacturing platform across architectures. Its Malta fab will develop ultra-low-loss SiN photonics and superconducting nanowire detectors, alongside up to $375M in US quantum R&D funding. It ranked first of 23 companies in the earlier quantum map; production volumes and revenue remain undisclosed, with process transfer and yield validation still ahead. x.comÂ
GlobalFoundries' new silicon germanium capacity deal with Marvell doesn't fix its position, because its SiGe is mediocre next to Tower's, though the gap is smaller than in silicon photonics. Semtech, and likely Macom, use Tower. x.com x.comÂ
Sivers is less exposed to tighter AI financing because its 700M SEK raise funds a buildout largely reliant on external foundries. It is qualifying with Ayar, Jabil, GlobalFoundries and O-Net for potential tier-one hyperscaler pluggable, CPO and NPO deployments. Higher rates may strain neoclouds needing billions for GPUs, but optical content and aggregate demand should still rise even if hyperscaler AI capex falls, especially as new players start qualification. x.comÂ
GlobalFoundries' $375M government contract to develop quantum products shows the advantage of not being a pure play. Its established business already lets it fund expansion without dilution while its higher-margin photonics business is set to double, so the stock can keep grinding higher as it proves itself the co-packaged optics foundry leader. x.comÂ
GlobalFoundries looks expensive against its earnings. It trades at 36 times trailing and 17 times next year's earnings, while chipmakers usually get 18 times. Applying 18 times to mid-cycle EPS of $1.41, give or take 12%, gives a fair value of $22.29-28.36, so the stock sits 58% above the top of that range; trailing and forward readings differ widely. This is a valuation read only, with no fundamental work behind it. x.comÂ
GlobalFoundries can earn from new US fabs without paying to build them. A US-Japan government-owned vehicle would fund and own up to $21B of buildings and tools across two fabs; GF would supply technology and operate them for fees plus an EBITDA share for at least 20 years. The first fab is expected to add about 900,000 wafers a year, with first output in 2029; management projects about $3B of cumulative free cash flow over ten years from that fab alone. Definitive agreements remain unsigned. … Show more
Reported government-backed investment in GlobalFoundries' manufacturing makes it the next core holding candidate. A quoted Insiderwave post says the US government will add $955 million to its stake, taking its total investment to $1.63 billion, and Japan will put $21 billion into New York semiconductor facilities that GlobalFoundries would run. x.comÂ
GlobalFoundries looks like a value trap next to TSMC's growth, as a comparison chart illustrates. x.comÂ
UMC is preferred to GlobalFoundries: its 12nm partnership with Intel targets US production in 2027, offering a way to win customers without building its own US fab. Longer term, logic folding could improve established-node chips without smaller transistors, though UMC has announced no such program and revenue could take years. Shares have recovered, making the entry less attractive; royalty terms are unclear. x.comÂ