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A Commitment to Equity-Centered Community Involvement

Dec 01, 2021

In 2020, the Applied Materials Community Affairs team embarked on a year-long journey to evaluate our U.S.-based work in communities of color. This included conducting an Equity Audit examining our personal beliefs as well as our work’s programs and practices. In this blog, I discuss key learnings from the audit and the initial steps we are taking to evolve our program.

Semiconductors

Adding Sustainability to the Definition of Fab Performance

by Benjamin Gross, Ph.D.

Nov 09, 2021

To enable a more sustainable semiconductor industry, new fabs must be designed to maximize output while reducing energy consumption and emissions. In this blog post, I examine Applied Materials’ efforts to drive fab sustainability through the process equipment we develop for chipmakers. It all starts with an evolution in the mindset of how these systems are designed.

Emerging Technologies

Now is the Time for Flat Optics

by Dante Zakhidov, Paul Gallagher David Sell, Ph.D. Robert Visser, Ph.D.

Oct 22, 2021

For many centuries, optical technologies have utilized the same principles and components to bend and manipulate light. Now, another strategy to control light—metasurface optics or flat optics—is moving out of academic labs and heading toward commercial viability.

Emerging Technologies

VC Opportunities in the Rapidly Growing AI Developer Ecosystem

by Michael Stewart

Oct 23, 2018

VCs and corporations have invested more in AI startups over the last two years than the previous 10 years. Here’s my take on why.

Emerging Technologies

Semiconductors

Enabling AI Designs: Where Does the Next Big Innovation Need to Come From?

by Buvna Ayyagari-Sangamalli

Oct 01, 2018

AI is one of the most exciting and most pervasive inflections to happen in our lifetime. But it is challenging the entire design ecosystem – from materials to systems – in a way that we haven’t experienced before.

Emerging Technologies

Beyond Von Neumann: Applied Materials and Arm Lead DARPA-Funded Research on a Neuromorphic Switch for AI

by David Thompson

Sep 17, 2018

Back in July, Applied Materials announced that we’d been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop technology for AI. At the core of this project are the efforts of Applied Materials, Arm and Symetrix to develop a correlated electron switch. This of course begs the question, “what the heck is a correlated electron?”

Corporate Responsibility

Student Learning in the Lab

by Julie Lata

Sep 06, 2018

Introducing the next generation of innovators to exciting careers in STEM at Applied Materials.

Corporate Responsibility

Explore! Experience! Learn! Arts in Your Community

by Siobhan Kenney

Aug 09, 2018

As a firm believer in the power of the arts to transcend boundaries, open minds and captivate the imagination, Applied Materials is proud to support local arts and culture festivals, including the upcoming San Jose Jazz Summer Fest, the Luna Park Chalk Art Festival and Shakespeare in the Park.

Semiconductors

Mobile-Centric World Drives New Packaging Trends

by Mike Rosa

Aug 01, 2018

Advanced packaging can meet performance, power and density requirements for a range of More-than-Moore device types.

Semiconductors

Enabling the AI Era with a New Integrated Materials Solution

by Jonathan Bakke

Jul 19, 2018

The Applied Materials platforms that create our Integrated Materials Solution for cobalt have been industry workhorses for several decades, and the innovations being developed show they remain critical for the dimensional and materials scaling necessary to continue improving the power, performance and area/cost (PPAC) of chips.

Semiconductors

Celebrating the Producer Platform’s 20 Years of Innovation

by Applied Materials Blog

Jul 09, 2018

New materials and integrated process approaches offered on the Producer platform will help to enable future semiconductor designs.

Semiconductors

Why Materials Engineering Breakthroughs are Required for New AI Computing Architectures

by Sundeep Bajikar

Jun 30, 2018

My previous blog explained the computing architecture requirements for AI workloads. Now, I take a deep dive into the types of materials engineering breakthroughs needed to enable these new architectures.

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A Commitment to Equity-Centered Community Involvement

Adding Sustainability to the Definition of Fab Performance

Now is the Time for Flat Optics

VC Opportunities in the Rapidly Growing AI Developer Ecosystem

Enabling AI Designs: Where Does the Next Big Innovation Need to Come From?

Beyond Von Neumann: Applied Materials and Arm Lead DARPA-Funded Research on a Neuromorphic Switch for AI

Student Learning in the Lab

Explore! Experience! Learn! Arts in Your Community

Mobile-Centric World Drives New Packaging Trends

Enabling the AI Era with a New Integrated Materials Solution

Celebrating the Producer Platform’s 20 Years of Innovation

Why Materials Engineering Breakthroughs are Required for New AI Computing Architectures