Link: https://www.techpowerup.com/353639/globalfoundries-returns-to-advanced-node-race-with-7-nm-class-fdx-fusion

Back in the now distant 2018, the semiconductor industry had three major players in contract leading-edge node manufacturing: TSMC, Samsung, and GlobalFoundries. At that time, Intel did not accept external clients. However, as node design became increasingly expensive—requiring multi-billion dollar investments—and more complex, with many players encountering yield and manufacturing difficulties, GlobalFoundries announced that it was stopping its 7 nm node development indefinitely. This left only two companies in the leading-edge race, but GlobalFoundries continued to develop unique semiconductor solutions that did not focus on smaller transistor sizes.