Curtis “Mojy” Chian

GLOBALFOUNDRIES, a new leading-edge semiconductor foundry company formed by a joint venture between AMD and Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC), appointed a former Altera executive, Curtis "Mojy" Chian, as senior VP of design enablement. He reports to Doug Grose, CEO.

Chian, most recently at Altera, where he served as VP of technology development, will be responsible for global design enablement and will be the primary technical customer interface--working closely with customers to efficiently bring chip designs to market.

Chian will be based in Sunnyvale, Calif., which will serve as the GLOBALFOUNDRIES center of excellence for design enablement. He also will be responsible for building a global partner ecosystem that consists of a range of design IP and EDA providers to ensure that customers have the necessary design infrastructure.

At Altera , Chian managed all development, infrastructure, and manufacturing aspects of silicon process technologies. While overseeing a global team of engineers in San Jose, Malaysia, and Taiwan, he also served as TSMC's technology ambassador to Altera customers. Prior to Altera, Chian was senior VP of core technology and analog engineering at Mindspeed Technologies.

Subramani Kengeri

The foundry also added Subramani Kengeri as VP of design solutions.

Kengeri brings more than 20 years of experience in technical and management positions in the semiconductor industry, most recently at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), where he was senior director of design and technology platform and head of the North America Design Center.  At GLOBALFOUNDRIES, he will report to Mojy Chian.

GLOBALFOUNDRIES was launched in March 2009 through a partnership between AMD and the Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC), GLOBALFOUNDRIES provides a unique combination of leading-edge technology, manufacturing excellence and global operations. GLOBALFOUNDRIES is headquartered in Silicon Valley with facilities in Austin, Dresden and New York.

The Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC) was created in 2008. A technology investment company wholly owned by the Government of Abu Dhabi, ATIC is focused on making significant investments in the advanced technology sector, both locally and internationally. Its mandate is to generate returns that deliver long-term benefits to the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

ATIC seeks to leverage the unique advantages it enjoys as an investor from the Emirate of Abu Dhabi to identify and realize long-term investment opportunities in the highly competitive and capital-intensive advanced technology sector. These advantages include significant and reliable capital, a patient investment philosophy, and a subsequently long-term investment horizon.