GloFo Slips Further Behind TSMC

Globalfoundries, with the wealth of Arabia behind it, once looked like a possible rival to TSMC. But not any more.Over the years, GloFo’s revenues relative to TSMC’s revenues, have decreased.

Back in 2009, when GloFo was founded based on the fabs of AMD, the company ‘s revenues were 29% of TSMC’s revenues.

This year, GloFo’s revenues are expected to be only 22% of TSMC’s revenues, according to IC Insights.

In 2009, GloFo’s revenues were $2.6 billion when TSMC’s were $8.9 billion – a 29% difference.

Ever since then, the percentage has declined.

In 2010, GloFo’s revenues were $3.5 billion and TSMC’s were $13.3 billion – a 26% difference.

In 2011 the figures were GF $3.6 billion, TSMC $14.g billion – a 25% difference.

In 2012, GF scored $4 billion, TSMC scored $16.9 billion – a 24% difference.

And this year, 2013’ it es expected that TSMC will have $20 billion revenues and GLoFo will have $4.2 billion with the percentage slipping to 22%.

It’s always a hell of a job catching an incumbent leader and GloFo was massively aspirationsl in thinking it could do that, but now it looks as if it’s not going to happen.


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