Applied Materials announced that Samsung Electronics will join its new $5 billion EPIC Center in Silicon Valley as a founding member. This facility aims to significantly reduce the traditional 10-15 year chip development cycles by enabling parallel R&D for next-generation patterning, etch, and deposition technologies. The collaboration underscores a strategic move to accelerate innovation and commercialization in the semiconductor industry, particularly for energy-efficient chips required by the growing AI infrastructure.
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$5B EPIC chip lab: Samsung joins project built to slash years off R&D
Applied Materials announced that Samsung Electronics will join its new $5 billion EPIC Center in Silicon Valley as a founding member. This facility aims to significantly reduce the traditional 10-15 year chip development cycles by enabling parallel R&D for next-generation patterning, etch, and deposition technologies. The collaboration underscores a strategic move to accelerate innovation and commercialization in the semiconductor industry, particularly for energy-efficient chips required by the growing AI infrastructure.