> Interesting times, GlobalFoundries getting IBMs CPU business... > > http://globalfoundries.com/newsroom/press-releases/2014/10/20/globalfoundries-to-acquire-ibm's-microelectronics-business > > and IBM appears to be paying GF $1.5bn for the privilege of taking > it off their hands. > > http://www.cnet.com/news/ibm-offloads-chip-business-to-globalfoundries-for-1-5b/ > > IBM will at least continue CPU research for 5 years.
Which means to me, $1.5bn is far less than they would spend over the next 5-10 years running a FAB. And, I'm sure they get a special parking spot out front for when they need to make wafers. (i.e. there is more to the deal than the $1.5bn dowry) -- Doug > > -- > Christopher Samuel Senior Systems Administrator > VLSCI - Victorian Life Sciences Computation Initiative > Email: [email protected] Phone: +61 (0)3 903 55545 > http://www.vlsci.org.au/ http://twitter.com/vlsci > > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, [email protected] sponsored by Penguin Computing > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit > http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf > > -- > Mailscanner: Clean > -- Doug -- Mailscanner: Clean _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, [email protected] sponsored by Penguin Computing To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
