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Applied Materials Opens $5 Billion Lab for Chipmakers
Applied Materials launches $5 billion EPIC Center to shorten AI chip development cycles.
In brief
Applied Materials launches $5 billion EPIC Center to shorten AI chip development cycles. Applied Materials opened a $5 billion R&D facility to accelerate chip innovation for AI, cutting development time from 5-7 years to faster cycles. Originally reported by Startup Fortune.
Applied Materials Unveils EPIC Center
Applied Materials opened a 600,000-square-foot R&D facility in Sunnyvale for chip innovation.
EPIC Center Costs $5 Billion
The facility represents Applied Materials' largest single investment in semiconductor R&D on US soil.
EPIC Shortens Chip Development
EPIC aims to cut the five-to-seven-year process from lab breakthrough to fab-ready machine.
Industry Bottlenecks Targeted
The center addresses 2-nanometer logic transitions and high-bandwidth memory for AI accelerators.
Key Partners Join EPIC
Samsung, Micron, SK hynix, TSMC, Broadcom, Intel, Besi and Kioxia signed partnerships with Applied.
Stock Reacts to AI Shortage
Applied Materials jumped 15% on July 30 without issuing news due to Samsung's AI memory shortage warning.
UCLA Joins Research Partners
UCLA's Samueli School of Engineering joined as a research partner on October 8 for chip testing.
The one thing
Applied Materials opened a $5 billion R&D facility to accelerate chip innovation for AI, cutting development time from 5-7 years to faster cycles.
