Wedoany.com Report-Dec.13, Siemens and GlobalFoundries announced a strategic collaboration, to incorporate AI-based technologies into semiconductor production, aiming to improve operational efficiency and dependability.

GF and Siemens officials sign MoU for collaboration on AI technologies in chip manufacturing.

The agreement, outlined in a memorandum of understanding, covers areas including fabrication plant automation, electrification, and digital tools applied across the semiconductor development cycle.

The initiative involves deploying sophisticated AI-supported software, sensors, and real-time monitoring systems in manufacturing settings.

By utilizing centralized control and predictive upkeep, the companies seek to enhance equipment uptime and optimize chip fabrication processes.

Both parties plan to test these approaches in their facilities, with opportunities to apply effective methods to additional high-technology fields.

The partnership addresses growing requirements for semiconductors in sectors such as artificial intelligence, robotics, connectivity, and energy systems.

Siemens contributes its range of solutions for industrial automation, energy management, building technologies, chip design software, process oversight, plant automation, and lifecycle management, facilitating integrated operations throughout production stages.

Siemens managing board member and digital industries CEO Cedrik Neike said: "Our economy runs on Silicon – one wafer at a time. Chips are critical for applications like robotics or connectivity and for bringing AI into the physical world and industry.

"We are collaborating to make global semiconductor supply chains more resilient and to enable efficient localised manufacturing around the world."

The arrangement enables the companies to apply these resources toward producing advanced chips in larger volumes.

GlobalFoundries provides specialized fabrication techniques and design capabilities through its foundry services, supplemented by MIPS, its unit specializing in RISC-V processor intellectual property.

Combined with Siemens' platforms, this supports faster creation of tailored chip designs for uses including autonomous platforms and AI processing hardware.

GlobalFoundries maintains production sites in the United States, Asia, and Europe. Its Dresden location in Germany operates as the continent's primary semiconductor facility, employing approximately 3,000 staff members.

GF CEO Tim Breen said: "Secure, locally manufactured semiconductors are at the core of the AI transition – from cloud to the physical world, bringing intelligence into devices we use every day and enabling applications we couldn't imagine a few years ago.

"Our unique collaboration with Siemens allows us to go faster – to build the technologies that make this possible – differentiated, energy-efficient, connected and secure chips across a wide range of next-generation applications."

Separately, in November 2025, GlobalFoundries formed a long-term agreement with Navitas Semiconductor to advance gallium nitride technology within the United States.

This cooperation focuses on joint development and supply of solutions for demanding power needs, such as data centers, computing systems, electrical grids, and industrial applications, while strengthening regional supply networks.