At the 2nd Annual Advanced Innovation & Manufacturing (AIM) Asia Week 2025, Yvonne Keil, Senior Director, GlobalFoundries (GF) Operations in Malaysia and India, GlobalFoundries, shared how the company is reshaping semiconductor manufacturing through digital transformation, AI integration, and remote operations.
1. Harnessing Digital and Remote Manufacturing
Yvonne highlighted the escalating costs, rising chip complexity, and increasing environmental impact faced by the semiconductor industry. To address these, GF leverages automation and data-driven strategies, achieving 98% automation across its fabs and adopting predictive maintenance powered by AI to optimise production efficiency and reduce downtime.
2. Empowering Change and Collaboration
Yvonne underscored that technology alone is not the challenge, change management is. GF’s success lies in cultivating adaptive leadership, embracing young digital-native talent, and promoting cross-site standardisation. By centralising operations and integrating AI, the company fosters consistency, accelerates learning, and enhances collaboration across continents.
In closing, Yvonne emphasised that digital manufacturing and AI-driven analytics are no longer optional, they are essential to staying competitive. Through innovation, resilience, and effective change management, GlobalFoundries is setting new benchmarks for global impact in Industry 5.0 manufacturing.
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