Editing AMD (section)

== Production and fabrication ==
{{Main|GlobalFoundries}}
Previously, AMD produced its chips at company-owned [[Foundry (electronics)|semiconductor foundries]]. AMD pursued a strategy of collaboration with other semiconductor manufacturers [[IBM]] and [[Motorola]] to co-develop production technologies.<ref name="vr1">{{Cite news |last=Kanellos |first=Michael |date=July 30, 1998 |title=Motorola Ready to Make AMD Chips |publisher=CNET |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/motorola-ready-to-make-amd-chips/ |access-date=July 10, 2017}}</ref><ref name="vr2">{{Cite news |agency=Reuters |date=September 9, 2003 |title=IBM, AMD team up in microprocessor market |publisher=IT Web |url=http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=83077 |access-date=July 10, 2017 }}{{Dead link|date=March 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> AMD's founder Jerry Sanders termed this the "Virtual Gorilla" strategy to compete with Intel's significantly greater investments in fabrication.<ref name="vr3">{{cite web |last=Magee |first=Mike |date=May 4, 2000 |title=AMD now a virtual gorilla – Sanders |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/05/04/amd_now_a_virtual_gorilla/ |access-date=July 10, 2017 |website=The Register}}</ref>

In 2008, AMD spun off its chip foundries into an independent company named [[GlobalFoundries]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Ryan |date=October 7, 2008 |title=The Business of Tech: Breaking Up is Hard to do- AMD goes Fabless |publisher=Anandtech |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/2635 |access-date=July 10, 2017}}</ref> This breakup of the company was attributed to the increasing costs of each process node. The [[Emirate of Abu Dhabi]] purchased the newly created company through its subsidiary [[Advanced Technology Investment Company]] (ATIC), purchasing the final stake from AMD in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |last=Shimpi |first=Anand Lal |title=GlobalFoundries Granted Independence, Acquires Remaining Stake from AMD |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/5627/globalfoundries-granted-independence-acquires-remaining-stake-from-amd |access-date=December 8, 2012 |website=AnandTech}}</ref>

With the spin-off of its foundries, AMD became a [[Fabless manufacturing|fabless]] semiconductor manufacturer, designing products to be produced at for-hire foundries. Part of the GlobalFoundries spin-off included an agreement with AMD to produce some number of products at GlobalFoundries.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Ryan |date=September 1, 2016 |title=AMD Amends GlobalFoundries Wafter Supply Agreement Through 2020, Gaining New Flexibility and New Costs |publisher=Anandtech |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/10631/amd-amends-globalfoundries-wafer-supply-agreement-through-2020 |access-date=July 10, 2017}}</ref> Both prior to the spin-off and after AMD has pursued production with other foundries including [[TSMC]] and [[Samsung Foundry|Samsung]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nystedt |first=Dan |date=May 22, 2007 |title=AMD Cozies up to Contract Chip Maker TSMC |work=ABC News |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/PCWorld/story?id=3200207 |access-date=July 10, 2017}}</ref><ref name="samsung">{{Cite magazine |last=Moorhead |first=Patrick |date=July 25, 2016 |title=AMD Officially Diversifies 14nm Manufacturing With Samsung |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickmoorhead/2016/07/25/amd-diversifies-14nm-manufacturing-with-samsung/ |magazine=Forbes |access-date=July 26, 2016}}</ref> It has been argued that this would reduce risk for AMD by decreasing dependence on any one foundry which has caused issues in the past.<ref name="samsung" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Shah |first=Agam |date=October 28, 2011 |title=AMD records profit in Q3 despite manufacturing issues |publisher=ARN |url=https://www.arnnet.com.au/article/405600/amd_records_profit_q3_despite_manufacturing_issues/ |access-date=July 10, 2017 |archive-date=July 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730201537/https://www.arnnet.com.au/article/405600/amd_records_profit_q3_despite_manufacturing_issues/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2018, AMD started shifting the production of their CPUs and GPUs to TSMC, following GlobalFoundries' announcement that they were halting development of their [[7 nm process]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shilov |first1=Anton |last2=Smith |first2=Ryan |date=August 27, 2018 |title=AMD Amends Wafer Supply Agreement with GlobalFoundries: 7nm Freed, 12nm+ Targets Set Through 2021 |url=https://www.anandtech.com/show/13915/amd-amends-agreement-with-globalfoudries-set-to-buy-wafers-till-2021 |access-date=March 25, 2020 |website=AnandTech}}</ref> AMD revised their wafer purchase requirement with GlobalFoundries in 2019, allowing AMD to freely choose foundries for 7&nbsp;nm nodes and below, while maintaining purchase agreements for 12&nbsp;nm and above through 2021.<ref>{{cite web |last=Shilov |first=Anton |date=January 29, 2019 |title=AMD Amends Wafer Supply Agreement with GlobalFoundries: 7nm Freed, 12nm+ Targets Set Through 2021 |url=https://www.anandtech.com/show/13915/amd-amends-agreement-with-globalfoudries-set-to-buy-wafers-till-2021 |access-date=March 25, 2020 |website=AnandTech}}</ref>