Globalfoundries U.S., Inc.

GlobalFoundries U.S., Inc. is a part of GlobalFoundries (GF), a multinational semiconductor contract manufacturing and design company. Headquartered in Malta, New York, GF was founded in March 2009 as a spin-off of AMD's manufacturing arm. The company went public on Nasdaq (GFS) in October 2021, but Mubadala Investment Company, a sovereign wealth fund of the United Arab Emirates, remains the majority owner with approximately 75-85% of the stake. As of 2024-2025, GlobalFoundries employs around 13,000-14,000 people globally and reported 2024 revenue of $6.75 billion, with a market capitalization of approximately $44.2 billion as of May 2026.

GlobalFoundries operates as a semiconductor foundry, providing wafer fabrication services for integrated circuits. It designs, develops, and manufactures power-efficient, high-performance solutions for various high-growth markets, including smart mobile devices, automotive, aerospace and defense, consumer internet of things (IoT), data centers, and communications infrastructure. The company's offerings include semiconductor devices like microprocessors, mobile application processors, RF modems, microcontrollers, and power management units, along with turnkey manufacturing services, advanced packaging, and test solutions. GlobalFoundries is recognized as the third-largest semiconductor foundry by revenue as of 2023.

In terms of patent litigation, GlobalFoundries U.S., Inc. appears to primarily hold a defensive posture. Our database tracks one case where the company is listed as a defendant and zero cases as a plaintiff. This indicates it operates as an operating company that defends against patent assertions rather than an entity primarily engaged in patent enforcement.

The sole tracked case for GlobalFoundries U.S., Inc. is Greenthread LLC v. Cirrus Logic, Inc. et al., filed on October 12, 2023, at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), where GlobalFoundries U.S., Inc. is a co-defendant. This suggests a challenge to one of its patents or involvement in a patent dispute alongside another entity. Notably, GlobalFoundries has previously acquired IBM's chipmaking business and has been involved in intellectual property disputes with IBM. In late 2025, GlobalFoundries expanded its capabilities in silicon photonics through the acquisitions of Advanced Micro Foundry (AMF) and InfiniLink. The U.S. Department of Defense accredited GlobalFoundries' Malta, New York facility as a Category 1A Trusted Supplier in May 2023, enabling it to manufacture secure semiconductors for defense applications.