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Exploring the Future of Logic in the AI Era with Facebook, IBM, Intel, Stanford and TSMC

Dec 03, 2019

Join us on Dec. 10 in San Francisco as we discuss new ways of improving chip performance, power and area-cost beyond traditional Moore’s Law scaling.

Corporate Responsibility

Shining a Spotlight on Innovators Changing Lives

by Siobhan Kenney

Nov 21, 2019

This year’s Tech for Global Good Celebration honored four innovative organizations who are using technology to address critical problems facing our future, and recognized ocean conservationist and women in STEM advocate Julie Packard with the James C. Morgan Global Humanitarian Award.

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Enabling the AI Era of Computing – Part 3

by Steve Ghanayem

Nov 08, 2019

Where can the industry test codesigned chip innovations for the AI Era—to accelerate the future of computing, from materials to systems? The answer is: our new Materials Engineering Technology Accelerator (META Center), which—I’m delighted to announce—is now open for collaboration.

Semiconductors

Will III-V Power Devices Happen?

by Ben Lee

Sep 09, 2016

New materials offer competitive benefits over silicon in a growing number of power device applications, but cost and technology challenges remain daunting.

Semiconductors

Verdict is in on Applied’s New Etcher

by Connie Duncan

Aug 26, 2016

Semiconductor industry analyst and CEO of VLSIresearch Inc., G. Dan Hutcheson discusses the radically different Producer® Selectra™ etch system and extreme selectivity's importance for the industry.

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Enabling a Virtual World

by Om Nalamasu, Ph.D.

Aug 17, 2016

Applied Materials’ Open Innovation Workshop brought together key stakeholders and thought leaders in augmented and virtual reality.

Semiconductors

Applied PROVision System's Massive Sampling Reveals Trends

by Renana Ashkenazi

Aug 16, 2016

An animation shows how collecting a massive number of measurements and mapping them across a wafer reveal valuable information on process variations to expedite identifying the root cause.

Semiconductors

A New Era of Power Devices

by Ben Lee

Aug 11, 2016

An in-depth review of the power device market and changes driving technology innovations.

Semiconductors

Fins and Wires. How do we get to 5nm?

by Mike Chudzik

Aug 09, 2016

Evolutionary changes in materials and device structures critical for next generation of device scaling.

Semiconductors

Featuring Resolution Down to 1nm, Applied PROVision eBeam Inspection System Finds Defects in the Most Challenging Locations

by Renana Ashkenazi

Aug 02, 2016

An animation shows the complexity of a FinFET array and examples of the defects that can occur during device fabrication but are difficult to detect among densely packed, high aspect ratio features.

Semiconductors

Applied PROVision eBeam Inspection Technical Briefing

by Renana Ashkenazi

Jul 21, 2016

The newest in Applied Materials’ suite of ebeam products, the PROVision™ system, delivers the industry’s highest resolution at the fastest throughput, detecting defects never before seen. Watch this brief video to learn more about this breakthrough system and the challenges it solves.

Corporate Responsibility

A Commitment to Corporate Responsibility

by Siobhan Kenney

Jul 15, 2016

View our 2015 Corporate Citizenship Report to learn how Applied Materials demonstrates its commitment to corporate responsibility.

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