{"id":7063,"date":"2014-01-07T12:56:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-07T11:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/?p=7063"},"modified":"2014-01-07T12:56:00","modified_gmt":"2014-01-07T11:56:00","slug":"globalfoundries-announces-new-chief-executive-to-lead-next-phase-of-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/7063-globalfoundries-announces-new-chief-executive-to-lead-next-phase-of-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"GLOBALFOUNDRIES<\/span> Announces New Chief Executive to Lead Next Phase of Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"

San\u00adjay Jha appoin\u00adted by GLOBALFOUNDRIES<\/span> Board to lead company<\/em><\/p>\n

San\u00adta Cla\u00adra, Calif., Janu\u00adary 6, 2014 \u2014 <\/strong>Buil\u00adding on the suc\u00adcessful track record of its first five years in the semi\u00adcon\u00adduc\u00adtor indus\u00adtry and its con\u00adtin\u00adued com\u00admit\u00adment to build out its glo\u00adbal net\u00adwork of manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring faci\u00adli\u00adties, GLOBALFOUNDRIES<\/span><\/a> announ\u00adced today, from its new offices in Sili\u00adcon Val\u00adley, San\u00adjay Jha has been appoin\u00adted as the company\u2019s new Chief Exe\u00adcu\u00adti\u00adve Offi\u00adcer. Jha has ser\u00adved as CEO<\/span> of Moto\u00adro\u00adla Mobi\u00adli\u00adty Inc. and as the COO<\/span> of Qual\u00adcomm Inc.<\/p>\n

Ajit Mano\u00adcha, who ser\u00adved as an advi\u00adsor to the company\u2019s share\u00adhol\u00adder pri\u00ador to being appoin\u00adted CEO<\/span> of GLOBALFOUNDRIES<\/span> in mid-2011, will return to that role and will work clo\u00adse\u00adly with Jha on his transition.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Ajit has play\u00aded an instru\u00admen\u00adtal role in making GLOBALFOUNDRIES<\/span> the second lar\u00adgest foundry in the world, deli\u00adve\u00adring on cus\u00adto\u00admer rela\u00adti\u00adonships, tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy lea\u00adder\u00adship and ope\u00adra\u00adtio\u00adnal excel\u00adlence,\u201d said Ibra\u00adhim Aja\u00admi, Vice Chair\u00adman of the GLOBALFOUNDRIES<\/span> Board. \u201cSan\u00adjay is one of the most respec\u00adted lea\u00adders in the tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy indus\u00adtry and has a pro\u00adven track record of con\u00adsis\u00adt\u00adent\u00adly deli\u00adve\u00adring share\u00adhol\u00adder value. His indus\u00adtry back\u00adground and expe\u00adri\u00adence as a foundry cus\u00adto\u00admer will posi\u00adti\u00adon GLOBALFOUNDRIES<\/span> for con\u00adtin\u00adued growth.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>This has been an incre\u00addi\u00adble jour\u00adney and our suc\u00adcess thus far has been a tes\u00adta\u00adment to our abili\u00adty to part\u00adner with lea\u00adding cus\u00adto\u00admers in the indus\u00adtry. I am con\u00adfi\u00addent that I am lea\u00adving GLOBALFOUNDRIES<\/span> in a posi\u00adti\u00adon of strength and that San\u00adjay will take this com\u00adpa\u00adny to new hori\u00adzons,\u201d said Manocha.<\/p>\n

Jha will lead the company\u2019s build out and ramp of its Fab 8 lea\u00adding-edge faci\u00adli\u00adty in Mal\u00adta, New York, sup\u00adport\u00ading cus\u00adto\u00admers at the 14 nm tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy node. GLOBALFOUNDRIES<\/span> will also con\u00adti\u00adnue its upgrade of faci\u00adli\u00adties in Sin\u00adga\u00adpo\u00adre and Ger\u00adma\u00adny, which ser\u00adve mul\u00adti\u00adple cus\u00adto\u00admers across a spec\u00adtrum of technologies.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>I am thril\u00adled to have the oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adty to lead a com\u00adpa\u00adny with such a strong track record in an indus\u00adtry that I know and love. I look for\u00adward to working clo\u00adse\u00adly with Ajit during the tran\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adon and with a very talen\u00adted glo\u00adbal team to con\u00adti\u00adnue to make our cus\u00adto\u00admers suc\u00adcessful,\u201d said Jha.<\/p>\n

About GLOBALFOUNDRIES<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

GLOBALFOUNDRIES<\/span> is the world\u2019s first full-ser\u00advice semi\u00adcon\u00adduc\u00adtor foundry with a tru\u00adly glo\u00adbal foot\u00adprint. Laun\u00adched in March 2009, the com\u00adpa\u00adny has quick\u00adly achie\u00adved sca\u00adle as the second lar\u00adgest foundry in the world, pro\u00advi\u00adding a uni\u00adque com\u00adbi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon of advan\u00adced tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy and manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring to more than 160 customers.<\/span><\/p>\n

With ope\u00adra\u00adti\u00adons in Sin\u00adga\u00adpo\u00adre, Ger\u00adma\u00adny and the United Sta\u00adtes, GLOBALFOUNDRIES<\/span> is the only foundry that offers the fle\u00adxi\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty and secu\u00adri\u00adty of manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring cen\u00adters span\u00adning three con\u00adti\u00adnents. The company\u2019s three 300mm fabs and five 200mm fabs pro\u00advi\u00adde the full ran\u00adge of pro\u00adcess tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies from main\u00adstream to the lea\u00adding edge. This glo\u00adbal manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adring foot\u00adprint is sup\u00adport\u00aded by major faci\u00adli\u00adties for rese\u00adarch, deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment and design ena\u00adblem\u00adent loca\u00adted near hubs of semi\u00adcon\u00adduc\u00adtor acti\u00advi\u00adty in the United Sta\u00adtes, Euro\u00adpe and Asia. GLOBALFOUNDRIES<\/span> is owned by the Advan\u00adced Tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy Invest\u00adment Com\u00adpa\u00adny (ATIC<\/span>). For more infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon, visit http:\/\/www.globalfoundries.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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