It seems that AMD reached an agreement with AWS to be able to work with third companies after the GlobalFoundries plant.
The situation in the processor market has been significantly complicated following the announcement by GlobalFoundries of its withdrawal from the manufacture of processors based on 7nm lithography. TSMC in principle assumes all the production of AMD products based on 7nm lithography, collaterally it would be working on an agreement with Wafer Supply Agreement (AWS) so that they can work with other companies without problems.
AMD reaches an agreement with WSA following the withdrawal of GlobalFoundries from 7nm.
We must remember that GlobalFoundries are the factories of the Sunnyvale company of chips that it sold when it was in a financial limit and decided to sacrifice this part of the company leaving GlobalFoundries as an independent company but linked to the company.
GlobalFoundries and AMD would have an agreement with WSA in which only AMD pays for the requested wafers, but in the event that AMD makes use of any other company that produces chips, this must not only pay the cost of the wafer, but the fine of WSA to GlobalFoundries because the Sunnyvale company purchases wafers from other companies.
Logically, this bundle does not suit the company and it seems to be negotiating a special amendment that will free them from these fines and be able to work more comfortably with TSMC and Samsung. The reason for this is that WSA has a legal document that establishes the design-manufacturer relationship with respect to GlobalFoundries and AMD.
Sources at Wccftech say the new terms will be accepted as they are mutually beneficial, but no details have been provided about the agreement. This will undoubtedly involve providing WSA with funds for investment in R&D.
