根據(jù)業(yè)界消息，因為全球經(jīng)濟情勢不明，晶圓代工廠 Globalfoundries 已經(jīng)延遲了原本打算在 2012年動工的阿布達比晶圓廠計劃。 在今年5月，傳出 Globalfoundries 計劃投資60~80億美元在阿布達比興建晶圓廠，預計 2012年動土，2015年開始量產(chǎn)；該晶圓代工業(yè)者目前在美國紐約州有一座晶圓廠正在興建中。根據(jù)報導，Globalfoundries將在2012年重新評估阿布達比晶圓廠計劃。 由 AMD 半導體制造部門獨立而出、并收購了特許半導體(Chartered Semiconductor)的 Globalfoundries ，有91%的股份是由阿布達比投資業(yè)者 ATIC 所持有。ATIC CEO Ibrahim Ajami在接受阿布達比當?shù)孛襟w報導時表示：“我們將不會在2012年舉行任何動土儀式?！? “由于全球經(jīng)濟情勢仍然非常不穩(wěn)定，我們的董事會層級決策認為目前不應該興建新廠房，但我們會在2012年底之前重新評估相關策略。”Ajami在報導中指出。 Globalfoundries延遲阿布達比晶圓廠計劃的此時，該公司最近在技術(shù)方面似乎也遇到一些瓶頸，失去其忠實客戶 AMD對他們的信心(參考：傳AMD將更換代工廠，并變更28nm APU藍圖)而有很多市場分析師預測，2012年半導體產(chǎn)業(yè)將因為全球經(jīng)濟情勢不明，可能是成長率較低或是零成長的一年。 編譯：Judith Cheng 本文授權(quán)編譯自EE Times，版權(quán)所有，謝絕轉(zhuǎn)載 參考英文原文： Globalfoundries' Abu Dhabi wafer fab postponed, says report，by Peter Clarke

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{pagination} Globalfoundries' Abu Dhabi wafer fab postponed, says report Peter Clarke LONDON – Chip foundry Globalfoundries Inc. has postponed plans to start building a wafer fab in Abu Dhabi in 2012, due to uncertain global economic conditions, according to a local newspaper report. Back in May 2011 it was reported that Globalfoundries (Milpitas, Calif.) was planning to spend between $6 billion and $8 billion building a wafer fab in Abu Dhabi with groundbreaking to take place in 2012 and chip production scheduled to start in 2015. Meanwhile the foundry is constructing a wafer fab in Malta, Saratoga County, New York. That plan has been put on hold with a re-assessment to come some time in 2012, the report said. Globalfoundries was formed by the spin-off of manufacturing facilities belonging to processor company Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and the acquisition of Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Pte. Ltd. This provided Globalfoundries with close to leading-edge production facilities in Dresden, Germany and Singapore. The money for the purchases came from Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC), a sovereign wealth fund owned by the government of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and Globalfoundries is 91 percent owned by ATIC. "We will not be engaging in any ground breaking in Abu Dhabi in 2012," a recent National report quoted Ibrahim Ajami, CEO of ATIC, as saying. The National is an Abu Dhabi English-language newspaper. "Against the backdrop of a global economy still very volatile, we took a decision from a board level that we should not have another facility right now, but we should assess what happens before the end of 2012 on our growth strategy," the report also quoted Ajami as saying. The postponement of what had been ambitious capital expenditure plans come at a time when Globalfoundries is also struggling on a technical front and appears to be losing the confidence of its anchor customer AMD (see Reports: AMD cancels Globalfoundries 28-nm APUs and Opinion: AMD roadmap change helps TSMC?) Many market analysts are predicting that 2012 will be a low- or no-growth year for the semiconductor market due to global economic uncertainty.