2028: GlobalFoundries plans 7nm-class FDX Fusion chip production
GlobalFoundries announced a new FD-SOI process for low-power chips in cars, robots and sensors, made in Dresden.
A chip maker plans a new way to build small, low-power chips for cars and sensors. They will not appear for a few years.
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It aims to put digital, radio and memory parts on one low-power chip. It is for devices like cars and sensors, not top phones.
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The details
- FDX Fusion promises 7nm-class digital performance and over twice the transistor density of 22FDX.
- Production is planned at GlobalFoundries' Dresden, Germany site in 2028.
- Demo silicon is due in early 2027 and a first design kit in mid-2027.
- GF names automotive, edge AI, industrial and robotics as targets.
- Tom's Hardware notes GF has not shared transistor sizes or density figures.
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