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System on Chip design resources
System on Chip design resources
October 15, 2026 -
Back in the now distant 2018, the semiconductor industry had three major players in contract leading-edge node manufacturing: TSMC, Samsung, and GlobalFoundries. At that time, Intel did not accept external clients. However, as node design became increasingly expensive—requiring multi-billion dollar investments—and more complex, with many players encountering yield and manufacturing difficulties, GlobalFoundries announced that it was stopping its 7 nm node development indefinitely. This left only two companies in the leading-edge race, but GlobalFoundries continued to develop unique semiconductor solutions that did not focus on smaller transistor sizes.