UAE Consul-General to New York visits Mubadala-owned GLOBALFOUNDRIES

NEW YORK CITY, 14th July 2016 (WAM) --- The UAE’s Consul General to New York, Majid Al Suwaidi, conducted a visit to Upstate New York last week, during which he met with the senior leadership of GLOBALFOUNDRIES in Malta, New York. GLOBALFOUNDIRES is owned by Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala and with 250 customers worldwide, is the world's first full-service semiconductor foundry with a truly global manufacturing and technology footprint. With 3,000 employees based in Malta, GLOBALFOUNDRIES has had a significant and positive impact on the economy of upstate New York in recent years. During his visit, Consul General Al Suwaidi met with several members of the senior executive team at GLOBALFOUNDRIES including Dr. Tom Caulfied, General Manager and Senior Vice President. Dr. Caulfield provided a comprehensive briefing on the business and cutting-edge facility. The Consul General also received a tour of Fab 8’s cleanroom where state of the art semi-conductors are manufactured onsite. "As the UAE’s new Consul General to New York, I am excited to have met with the GLOBALFOUNDRIES leadership to learn more about their business, and to see first-hand their impressive operation in Malta," said Consul General Al Suwaidi. "This company has made a substantial investment and impact on the economy of New York State, creating thousands of good paying, high-skilled jobs." GLOBALFOUNDRIES is currently considered among the largest semiconductor manufacturing facilities, performing the most advanced research, development, and manufacturing of semiconductors in the world. The FAB-8 site represents approximately US$15 billion in private and public investment in Saratoga County. Since 2009, the project has supported more than approximately 15,000 indirect jobs in the economy based on research by the Semiconductor Industry Association. In addition, the project has required more than 10 million man hours of work, creating more than 20,000 new construction jobs and thousands of additional construction-related jobs since 2009. The facility spans 293 acres with another 154-acre expansion planned. Consul General Al Suwaidi also met with officials from the State University of New York’s Poly Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE). CNSE serves as one of the US’s biggest centres devoted to the design and development of nanotechnology, working closely with GLOBALFOUNDRIES. The company also works closely with CNSE to source talent and to work on joint training and educational initiatives. Before returning to New York City, Consul General Al Suwaidi stopped in Hyde Park, New York for a tour of the Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) Presidential Library and Museum, the first Presidential library built in to honour the life and legacy of the 32nd President of the United States. - Emirates News Agency, WAM – http://www.wam.ae/en/news/emirates/1395297738869.html