Applied Materials launches EPIC Center in California, invests $5 bn initially
NEW DELHI: Semiconductor materials engineering major Applied Materials on Monday launched its Equipment and Process Innovation and Commercialisation (EPIC) Center, in Sunnyvale, California, with an initial $5 billion capital investment.
The 600,000-square-foot facility features nearly four acres of advanced cleanroom space designed to bring together chipmakers, systems companies, equipment vendors, and university researchers to accelerate semiconductor process technology and equipment R&D for the artificial intelligence era.
