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Applied Materials Opens $5B Chip Research Facility
Applied Materials launches $5B facility to speed up AI chip innovation with industry partners.
In brief
Applied Materials launches $5B facility to speed up AI chip innovation with industry partners. Applied Materials opened a $5 billion research facility in Silicon Valley to accelerate AI chip development through cross-industry collaboration. Originally reported by SiliconANGLE.
Applied Materials Opens New Facility
Semiconductor giant Applied Materials opened a $5 billion facility in Silicon Valley to accelerate collaborative semiconductor innovation.
EPIC Center for R&D
The EPIC Center spans over 600,000 square feet with four acres of cleanroom space to support parallel cross-industry research.
Critical AI Computing Pressure
AI infrastructure buildouts and powerful frontier models are increasing compute demands on chipmaking.
Gary Dickerson on Acceleration
Applied CEO Gary Dickerson aims to cut new chip development cycles by 30% through EPIC Center collaboration.
“there are five to ten key technologies that determine performance and yield [of semiconductors]”
Industry Partnerships
Intel, Samsung, TSMC, Micron, SK hynix, Broadcom, and academic researchers will collaborate at EPIC Center.
Intel CEO on AI Opportunity
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan sees a path to over a trillion transistors in AI packages by 2030 through EPIC Center.
“we see a path to more than a trillion transistors in a package by 2030”
Future Impacts
EPIC Center breakthroughs will impact healthcare, industrial production, education, and consumer electronics.
“you’re going to see new consumer devices that go beyond the smartphone”
What matters most
Applied Materials opened a $5 billion research facility in Silicon Valley to accelerate AI chip development through cross-industry collaboration.
