GLOBALFOUNDRIES (Notes) |
9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 26, 2015 | |
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GLOBALFOUNDRIES
Wafer Supply Agreement. The Wafer Supply Agreement (WSA) governs the terms by which the Company purchases products manufactured by GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. (GF).
Fourth Amendment to Wafer Supply Agreement. On March 30, 2014, the Company entered into a fourth amendment to the WSA. The primary effect of the fourth amendment was to establish volume purchase commitments and fixed pricing for the 2014 calendar year as well as to modify certain other terms of the WSA applicable to wafers for some of the Company’s microprocessor unit, graphics processor unit and semi-custom game console products to be delivered by GF to the Company during the 2014 calendar year.
Fifth Amendment to Wafer Supply Agreement. On April 16, 2015, the Company entered into a fifth amendment to the WSA. The primary effect of the fifth amendment was to establish volume purchase commitments and fixed pricing for the 2015 calendar year as well as to modify certain other terms of the WSA applicable to wafers for some of the Company's microprocessor unit, graphics processor unit and semi-custom products to be delivered by GF to the Company during the 2015 calendar year.
The Company’s total purchases from GF related to wafer manufacturing and research and development activities for the quarters ended September 26, 2015 and September 27, 2014 were $288 million and $290 million, respectively. The Company's total purchases from GF related to wafer manufacturing and research and development activities for the nine months ended September 26, 2015 and September 27, 2014 were $704 million and $843 million, respectively.
The Company estimates that its purchase obligations to GF for wafer manufacturing and research and development activities will be approximately $1.1 billion in fiscal year 2015 and at least $106 million during the first quarter of fiscal year 2016. The Company is not able to meaningfully quantify or estimate its future purchase obligations to GF other than those set forth in the fifth amendment to the WSA, but it expects that its future purchases from GF will continue to be material. The Company is currently in discussions with GF regarding the re-profiling of its wafer purchase commitments under the fifth amendment to the WSA. The Company is unable to quantify the outcome of its negotiations with GF.
GF continues to be a related party of the Company because Mubadala Development Company PJSC (Mubadala) and Mubadala Technology Investments LLC (Mubadala Tech) are affiliated with West Coast Hitech L.P. (WCH), the Company’s largest stockholder. GF, WCH and Mubadala Tech are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Mubadala.
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