U.S. Department of Defense Accredits GlobalFoundries for Secure Semiconductor Manufacturing
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), through its Trusted Access Program Office (TAPO) and Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA), has accredited GlobalFoundries' manufacturing facility in Malta, New York. This accreditation grants GlobalFoundries a Category 1A Trusted Supplier status, enabling it to produce secure semiconductors for various aerospace and defense applications. The facility has met the DoD's stringent standards for security procedures, equipment, and supervision, and is certified to produce secure chips, including those utilizing advanced 12nm FinFET technologies. These secure chips are intended for use in DoD systems across multiple domains, including land, air, sea, and space. This development follows a $117 million deal between the DoD and GlobalFoundries last year, under the Manufacturing Capability Expansion and Investment Prioritization (MCEIP) Directorate, aimed at ensuring a strategic supply of U.S.-made semiconductors. GlobalFoundries also produces Trusted semiconductor chips for...
