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Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC) is an investment company in the high-technology sector,〔("About Us" ), ''ATIC, accessed June 12, 2011.〕 owned by Mubadala Development Company, a wholly owned investment vehicle of the Government of Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates. ATIC wholly owns GlobalFoundries, the world’s second largest semiconductor foundry company by revenue.〔("The National" ), accessed October 28, 2013.〕〔("GLOBALFOUNDRIES" ), accessed October 28, 2013.〕 It also works to build what they describe as a technology ecosystem in Abu Dhabi, funding over AED 100 million in local R&D activities and supporting educational initiatives that have thus far reached over 1,000 UAE Nationals.〔("The National" ), accessed October 28, 2013.〕〔("The National" ), accessed October 28, 2013.〕 ==History and growth== ATIC was established in 2008. Through a joint venture, ATIC and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) created the world's third largest independent foundry GlobalFoundries in early 2009.〔("Leadership" ), ATIC, accessed June 12, 2011.〕 In late 2009, ATIC acquired Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing of Singapore, the world's second largest dedicated independent semiconductor foundry.〔(“Press Release” ), ATIC, accessed June 14, 2011.〕〔( “Abu Dhabi to take on Taiwan’s Chipmakers” ), Financial Times, accessed June 14, 2011.〕 In January 2010, the two operations were integrated, and have since functioned as one company under the GlobalFoundries brand.〔(Press Release ), ATIC, accessed Juned 14, 2011.〕 In August 2010, the firm joined with other investors to fund Texas-based Calxeda, a start-up company for producing ARM architecture-based computers for the server market.〔(“Green chip start-up gets $48 million in funding” ), CNET, accessed June 14, 2011.〕 It "worked with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to develop a masters program in microelectronics at the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology in Abu Dhabi."〔(“Abu Dhabi: High-tech mecca or mirage?” ), AllItWares, accessed June 14, 2011.〕〔(“Masdar Institute – Fast Facts” ), Masdar Institute, accessed June 14, 2011.〕 Also in 2010, the firm joined a research partnership with the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) to conduct research in the Abu Dhabi region.〔("Semiconductor Research Corporation and Advanced Technology Investment Company Chart Course for Semiconductor Research in Abu Dhabi" ), ''Nanowerk'', November 11th, 2010, accessed June 12, 2011.〕 In 2011, it announced investments of $5.5 billion to expand chip manufacturing in Singapore, Dresden, Germany, and Saratoga County in New York state.〔("Abu Dhabi’s ATIC Investing in Chip Plant, Sees Acquisitions" ), “Bloomberg”, May 18, 2011, accessed June 12, 2011.〕〔(“A future built on silicon” ), “Arab News”, accessed June 14, 2011.〕 It also announced a $6–$8 billion computer chip factory in Abu Dhabi for completion in 2012.〔(“ATIC to raise Globalfoundries stake” ), “The National”, accessed June 14, 2011.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Advanced Technology Investment Company」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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