Globalfoundries claims it will develop both 22nm and 20nm processes and that it will continue to offer half-node processes in the future. TSMC has recently announced that it will skip the 22nm process and focus on 20nm instead and both TSMC and Globalfoundries will skip the 32nm bulk process.

Globalfoundries Director of Corporate Communications Jon Carvill claims that the outfit will invest in both 20nm and 22nm nodes, as some high-volume market segments such as the microprocessor business require full node transitions. Carvill noted that both Intel and AMD will continue to develop full node and half node technology.

“It is too early to tell on the exact performance/power efficiency benefits transition from 28nm to 22nm/20nm node will yield. As the geometries get smaller so will the levels of the shrinks,” said Carvill.

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