GlobalFoundries to fab chips for mission-critical military electronics

Officials of the Defense Micro-electronics Activity (DMEA) in McClellan, Calif., announced a $99.8 million contract modification to Global-Foundries U.S. 2 LLC in Hopewell Junction, N.Y., for access to leading-edge, current, and legacy microelectronics and trusted processes for the U.S. Department of Defense and other federal agencies. The DMEA State of the Art Trusted Foundry Services project seeks to give government agencies access to a range of microelectronics services that will ensure the confidentiality and integrity of specialized military devices.