Applied Materials opens EPIC chip research center with $5B spending planned

The Sunnyvale, California, facility brings chipmakers, equipment partners and university researchers together to develop semiconductor manufacturing technologies. Applied Materials expects capital spending to grow to about $5 billion as customer projects ramp up. Partners include Intel, Micron, SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics, according to Fortune.

• According to CTech, the center supports parallel development rather than sequential research and production handoffs.

Covered by 4 publishers within 16 hours of the first report.

• Fortune: Applied Materials’ $5 billion AI lab aims to cut chip development time in half—and restore Silicon Valley’s edge
• Latest 8:13 PM ET DigiTimes: Applied Materials tracks 100-plus fabs as cleanroom capacity limits equipment growth

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CTE CTech Applied Materials opens a $5 billion center to help build the next generation of AI chips 4:49 AM

HPC HPCwire Applied Materials Brings Chipmakers Together at New EPIC R&D Center · Andrew Jolly 7:01 PM

FO Fortune Applied Materials’ $5 billion AI lab aims to cut chip development time in half—and restore Silicon Valley’s edge · Alexei Oreskovic 7:15 PM

DT DigiTimes Applied Materials lifts 2030 margin goals, but a missing industry forecast sends a disappointing signal · DIGITIMES 8:58 PM

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