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At Lam, we understand that the innovations we create will touch the lives of nearly every person on the planet. As we move the world forward with our technology, we aspire to integrate...

On June 28, 1969, members and allies of the LGBTQIA+ community stood up for justice when police raided Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City. This event galvanized LGBTQIA+ activism, and more...

Lam jumped 54 slots to #250 on the Fortune 500, an annual list published by Fortune magazine that ranks the largest corporations in the United States by revenue for the 2021 fiscal year. In the...

Lam is a recognized technology leader in the semiconductor equipment industry, and key to our competitive edge is our ability to innovate new products and solutions and enhance existing ones. We...

Lam Research is proud to announce it has achieved the top honor within the Intel global supply chain: the Intel EPIC Outstanding Supplier Award. Of the thousands of suppliers Intel works with...

Today, Lam Research President and CEO Tim Archer testified before the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The hearing examined a variety of issues including...

As we observe International Women’s Day on March 8, it’s a time to celebrate the contributions and achievements of women at Lam and in our industry. It’s also an important opportunity to...

Today is International Women’s Day, a time to recognize the significant achievements of women around the world. There are so many women whose accomplishments are worthy of celebrating including...

Black History Month is a moment to pause and reflect on the legacies and achievements of The Black and African American community in the U.S. At Lam, this is a time to continue to educate our...

In 1989, Lam Research opened its first office in Asia Pacific. Since then, we have expanded our footprint totaling nearly 50 offices across the region – including opening two new manufacturing...

2021 was an extraordinary year for the semiconductor industry. Market demand for chips reached an all-time high as the global pandemic continued to shift the way society lives, works, learns and...

For decades, the semiconductor industry has been defined by our ability to innovate. Each time we’ve been faced with seemingly insurmountable technological challenges, we have invented...

For over four decades, Lam Research has been diligently engineering technologies that have helped to shape our connected world, powering ever smaller, faster, smarter innovations. Although you may...

On November 11, we observe Veterans Day in the United States to honor those who have shown a special commitment to the country through their service in the armed forces. At Lam, this is a time to...

The global supply chain is experiencing disruptions across every industry. In our own industry, as we confront a global chip shortage triggered by surging consumer demand, our supply chain...

Today is National Manufacturing Day in the United States, a day to celebrate the modern manufacturing industry and generate awareness about the abundance of employment and career opportunities it...

Lam recently achieved an impressive product milestone with the shipment of our 10,000th single wafer clean chamber. This marks an incredible journey from the SP100 single chamber product first...

As we continue to build a manufacturing workforce of the future, Lam will expand its footprint in Oregon with a new 45,000 square foot facility in the city of Sherwood. The new site is planned to...

The most important job many of our employees will ever have is not at Lam Research or any other company—it’s the job of being a parent. That’s one of the reasons why Lam is enhancing our...

Shawn Covell, managing director, Global Environmental, Social, and Governance Strategy talks about the net zero goals announced in Lam’s 2020 ESG report. Heat domes and wildfires in the Western...

Students across eleven high schools in California and Oregon were awarded Lam Research High School Core Value Scholarships to help them as they begin their college careers. Not only are these...

Back in 1981, Lam pioneered single-wafer plasma etch tools with its first product, the Lam AutoEtch 480 plasma etcher. Introduced as “a streamlined plasma etching system designed specifically...

As Lam’s business continues to grow and, with it, our global footprint, we feel a great responsibility to contribute to a better world. To that end, we incorporate environmental, social, and...

In today’s press release below, Lam announced that it has closed a $1.5 billion sustainability-linked revolving credit facility, further embedding environmental, social, and governance (ESG)...

Lam climbed 27 spots to #304 on the Fortune 500, a ranking of the largest U.S. companies by revenue. Despite the many challenges the COVID-19 pandemic presented, our employees’ ongoing...

Lam is proud to announce that it has earned the exclusive Supplier Continuous Quality Improvement (SCQI) Award with distinguished performance in supplier diversity for 2020. This award recognizes...

In addition to our commitment to stand in solidarity with the AAPI community, we would also like to show our support by donating $1M to be shared by Asian Americans Advancing Justice–AAJC, Stop...

March 14th has become an annual day of celebration around the world, particularly among those in the technology and engineering communities, as the date is represented by the first three digits of...

SEMICON China will connect technologists to the world’s fastest growing and most dynamic microelectronics market. Held at the Shanghai New International Exhibition Centre (SNIEC) on March 17-19,...

This week marks the beginning of the Lunar New Year and the “Year of the Ox.” For our Asian friends and colleagues, this 15-day celebration is a time for family, food, and festivities. As a...

Technology has played a significant role in connecting us to the world this past year. We are proud to advance the technology that advances the world, while also building a culture that celebrates...

This has been an extraordinary year – one filled with challenges as we all adapted to the reality of a world-wide pandemic. Despite those, it was also a story of resilience and success for Lam....

Happy holidays from all of us at Lam. Wishing you a safe, successful, and happy new year. We appreciate your readership and look forward to connecting with you again when our blog returns in...

Committing to human rights is not only the right thing to do, it’s also a business imperative. Customers are demanding that our products are made free of exploitative work practices, and Lam is...

This year has been unlike any other, forcing many of our suppliers to navigate new challenges in an already challenging landscape. Together, with our suppliers, we have played a critical role in...

Lam Research India, one of Lam’s regional locations, recently celebrated its 20th anniversary. Since opening, it has grown from a small software-focused team to the third-largest site in the...

In addition to our $25 million commitment to COVID-19 relief and recovery efforts, many of our employees have been finding ways to help and innovating beyond our products to support today’s...

VELO3D and Lam today announced a joint development agreement that includes collaboration on novel materials and designs in metal additive manufacturing — or 3D printing — applications for the...

From the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Lam has been supporting people and organizations most affected by the crisis through monetary and personal protective equipment (PPE) donations. One...

Lam pledges $500,000 to support initiatives fighting social injustice in addition to allocating $500,000 from our COVID-19 Relief and Recovery Fund to the Black communities that have been...

Lam today announced it is dedicating $25 million for global COVID-19 relief and recovery efforts. The fund includes the relief funds to employees, employee benefit resources, and additional...

Lam Research has been recognized by Intel as a recipient of a 2019 Preferred Quality Supplier (PQS) award. The PQS award recognizes companies like Lam that Intel believes have relentlessly pursued...

Building on four decades of etch industry leadership, Lam today launched a new plasma etch technology and system solution. The new Sense.i™ platform features Lam’s Equipment Intelligence®...

Addressing critical needs for next-generation device scaling, Lam today introduced a new dry photoresist technology that offers significant improvement in EUV lithography resolution, productivity...

Celebrated around the world, the Lunar New Year is a time for family reunions, food buffets, and millenia-old traditions. This year, January 25, marks the beginning of the Lunar New Year and the...

In addition to reaching its 40th anniversary this week, Lam was included on two key award rankings for being an admirable workplace: recognitions by both the Human Rights Campaign and Fortune...

Technology has come a long way over the past few decades. Since our founding by David K. Lam on January 20, 1980, Lam Research has played a key role in contributing to the extraordinary pace of...

As we near the end of 2019, all of us at Lam would like to wish our friends, colleagues, customers, and collaborators around the globe a holiday season full of warmth and joy. The Lam blog will be...

At Lam, we strive to ensure that our supply chain – made up of hundreds of suppliers – is ethically responsible. Lam’s Supplier Code of Conduct sets high standards for the business...

Addressing the critical need for higher wafer edge yield, Lam has introduced new capabilities in its Corvus® etch and Coronus® plasma bevel clean systems. Chipmakers have long sought to overcome...