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ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY AND APPLIED MATERIALS TO CREATE 'MATERIALS-TO-FAB' CENTER

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Tuesday, July 11, 2023
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TEMPE, Ariz. and SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Arizona State University (ASU) and Applied Materials, Inc. today announced an alliance, aided by the Arizona Commerce Authority, that brings more than $270 million to create a world-class shared research, development and prototyping facility, the Materials-to-Fab (MTF) Center, in the university's MacroTechnology Works building at ASU Research Park.

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  • The new MTF Center will be home to Applied's Center of Excellence in materials deposition technology.
  • "Applied Materials is excited to build upon our successful track record of collaboration with ASU by adding the Materials-to-Fab Center to our university innovation network," said Applied Materials President and CEO Gary Dickerson.
  • "Applied Materials envisions the MTF Center playing a key role in accelerating materials engineering innovations, commercializing academic research and strengthening the pipeline of future semiconductor industry talent."
  • "What Applied Materials and ASU are doing is smart, and the successful implementation of the Materials-to-Fab Center will establish an innovation and job creation engine for the semiconductor ecosystem in Arizona."

Applied Materials to Establish Collaborative Engineering Center in India

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Thursday, June 22, 2023
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Applied Materials, Inc. today announced its intention to build a collaborative engineering center in Bangalore, India focused on development and commercialization of technologies for semiconductor manufacturing equipment.

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  • SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Applied Materials, Inc. today announced its intention to build a collaborative engineering center in Bangalore, India focused on development and commercialization of technologies for semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
  • Applied currently operates across six sites in India and has a large organization of product development, R&D, IT and operations capabilities in the country.
  • The new collaborative engineering center will strengthen Applied’s high-velocity innovation platform which includes the forthcoming EPIC Center in Silicon Valley.
  • Applied intends to make a gross investment of $400 million over four years to establish the new center in India.

Applied Materials Convenes Leaders from Industry, Academia and Government at “Summit to Advance Semiconductor Leadership”

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Monday, May 22, 2023
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The summit took place at the future site of Applied’s new multibillion-dollar Equipment and Process Innovation and Collaboration (EPIC) Center in Silicon Valley, also announced today .

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  • The summit took place at the future site of Applied’s new multibillion-dollar Equipment and Process Innovation and Collaboration (EPIC) Center in Silicon Valley, also announced today .
  • U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris joined other senior-level government officials at the summit along with global industry executives from semiconductor design, manufacturing and equipment companies, as well as academic leaders representing top engineering universities.
  • The summit examined how industry and government can collaborate in new ways to advance technology that improves the standard of living globally, while protecting national security.
  • Talent Development: The semiconductor industry has a rich history of innovation, overcoming seemingly insurmountable technical challenges in physics, chemistry and materials science.

Applied Materials Launches Multibillion-Dollar R&D Platform in Silicon Valley to Accelerate Semiconductor Innovation

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Monday, May 22, 2023
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The new Equipment and Process Innovation and Commercialization (EPIC) Center is planned as the heart of a high-velocity innovation platform designed to accelerate development and commercialization of the foundational technologies needed by the global semiconductor and computing industries.

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  • The new Equipment and Process Innovation and Commercialization (EPIC) Center is planned as the heart of a high-velocity innovation platform designed to accelerate development and commercialization of the foundational technologies needed by the global semiconductor and computing industries.
  • At the same time, chipmakers face significant challenges to sustain the pace of innovation required to meet this demand.
  • “Applied Materials is providing extraordinary leadership to accelerate innovation and commercialization of foundational manufacturing technologies that will define the future of how chips are made.
  • EPIC is designed to be capable of engaging with a future U.S. National Semiconductor Technology Center.