Will GlobalFoundries succeed or fail?

Mark LaPedus, EETimes
9/20/2010 8:05 PM EDT

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Despite a sudden and disturbing lull in the IC market, GlobalFoundries Inc. is moving full speed ahead with its aggressive silicon foundry strategy.

Will they succeed or fail? Here's what various analysts think:

Jim Feldhan, president of Semico Research Corp., said: "They have a very aggressive roadmap, but now have to execute" to overtake some of the competition.

Doug Freedman, an analyst with Gleacher & Co., said: ''GlobalFoundries is not a pretender. I have always said GlobalFoundries' business model has the potenial of being successful.''

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