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Virtual fabrication is a powerful tool to perform sensitivity analysis and provide guidance for inline process spec control

Interns joined our sites across the globe to contribute to critical projects They took over our operations in field service, engineering, and manufacturing Every summer, I’m energized by our...

Lam Research has supported the National GEM Consortium and GEM interns since 2019. Students who complete their fellowship have a chance to join Lam full-time.

Video games and virtual and augmented reality are driving demand for haptics. Lam’s pulsed laser deposition capability can enable next-gen haptics technology.

BEOL module processing faces challenges as chipmakers move to the 3 nm node and beyond. A semi-damascene integration scheme with airgap structures may help reduce RC delay time.

Lam Research and the Centre for Nano Science and Engineering (CeNSE) at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) partner to train up to 60,000 semiconductor engineers.

The terms “fab” and “foundry” are often used interchangeably, but that’s technically incorrect. Knowing the difference is important so you can better understand the semiconductor ecosystem.

The semiconductor industry may double in size. The environmental impact can’t increase at the same rate.

DRAM is following NAND in going 3D, but architecture needs are unique and challenging. 3D DRAM is needed to keep up with the demands of graphics cards, portable devices, and more. Here's an idea of how to architect it.

As we recognize Pride Month throughout June alongside the LGBTQ+ community, the topic of allyship comes up a lot. My allyship journey began in third grade when my principal, Mrs. Carroll,...

Close collaboration with customers leads to rapid and predictable achievement of cost goals.

This video is part of Lam’s Pride Month story collection, which amplifies the voices of employees embracing equity across the company.

Priscilla is the platform tool owner for Lam’s dielectric etch Sense.i tools She brought her childhood passion for problem-solving to our customers’ chipmaking fabs In celebration of...

Up to 60,000 engineers in India to be trained on Lam’s unique virtual fabrication platform

New portfolio joins physical and virtual semiconductor worlds into a single ecosystem

Addresses key manufacturing challenges and significantly improves wafer yield Builds on Lam's 15-year heritage of innovation in bevel solutions

For the seventh year in a row, Lam was ranked on the Fortune 500, coming in at #240 with more than $17.2 billion in revenue. Since first debuting on the Fortune 500 at #491 in 2016, Lam has jumped...

Achievement represents close collaboration with our customers and supply chain partners LMK joins Lam’s manufacturing operations in Livermore, Tualatin, and Taiwan in this milestone This week,...

Lam Research has won a prestigious Edison Award for best new products in materials science. The bronze medal was awarded for our recently launched innovative suite of selective etch products...

EVs can have almost twice as many microchips as combustion engine vehicles. Lam is a critical supplier for semiconductor manufacturers for EVs across all technologies.

The journal Nature publishes Lam’s groundbreaking study. Rick Gottscho and Keren Kanarik share what it means for Lam and the semiconductor industry.

Hong Shih is one of 10 employees within the company who has been elevated to Lam Fellow He has more than 40 years of experience in sciences and engineering with over 30 years working in the...

System in Package (SiP) requirements push substrate designs to smaller features (similar to FO-PLP). Convergence in requirements allows shared R&D costs for panel level processing systems.

Women in Leadership at Lam has over 200 members Lam India has increased its diversity hiring percentages In recognition of International Women’s Day, Tina Correia, chief accounting officer, head...

Gosia’s redirection in her studies resulted in a 20+ year long career in semiconductors A little bit of luck and a whole lot of talent got her to where she is today I sat down with Gosia...

Soumya has automated Lam’s product software testing and processes for 19 years. The software she works on allows us to validate the behavior of our tool's software at any fab remotely. Soumya...

SEMICON Korea 2023 kicked off with a keynote speech, “Accelerating Innovation – From Lab to Fab,” delivered by Pat Lord, EVP of the Customer Support Business Group and Global Operations. Pat...

Lam’s BEN ERG has grown by four times over a two-year period Our I&D actions and behaviors impact the communities where we live and work In recognition of Black History Month, Sherry Buie,...

Metryx marked 200th tool shipment by donating science equipment to a local high school

Nearly 2,000 employees participated in Deliver Joy programs, supporting 1,300 organizations More 10,640 volunteer hours were logged by our employees Deliver Joy in November and December is a...

Sunday, January 22, marks the start of Lunar New Year. Across the world, including much of East Asia, nearly 1.5 billion people will ring in the Year of the Rabbit. According to the Chinese...

Lam Japan has grown from nearly ten employees to over 500 in 30 years The company donated nearly $9,000 to local NGOs as part of the celebration Lam celebrated 30 years of operations in Japan on...

Lam is once again named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for North America The company joins the UN Global Compact It’s been a year of progress as we march toward our goal to achieve net...

“Engineering a Greener Fab” was the theme of the Lam Research Technical Symposium, Lam’s premiere forum for intellectual and scientific sharing.

On November 11, we observe Veterans Day in the United States, an annual holiday recognizing those who have served in the armed forces and have made a significant commitment to their country. We...

I was thrilled to attend the FIRST Global Challenge in Geneva in October, where Lam was a Gold Sponsor. The competition arena was full of high-school students, but I was the one who got an education.

12 suppliers were awarded 2022 Supplier Excellence awards Suppliers demonstrated success across three award categories: scaling, resiliency, and rapid prototype materials performance On Thursday,...

Lam Research was the platinum sponsor of the 27th gathering of SEMICON Taiwan, held September 14 to 16. More than 45,000 attendees examined 2,450 exhibition booths showing the latest industry...

Lam launches 3-year partnership with FIRST Global to help inspire future innovators around the world Volunteers signed up to mentor robotics teams around the world for the FIRST Global Challenge...

From supply chain to engineering, Lam’s internships offer an opportunity to gain valuable, real-world experience This year, our interns supported projects that will help move our solutions...

Silfex was founded in 1971, the same year “Silicon Valley” was coined ~1,400 employees work across two locations in Ohio Just in time to honor Manufacturing Day, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown met...

We’ve rolled out programs that improve our benefits and reinforce our culture Lam remains committed to building a culture that is inclusive and diverse In celebration of Global Diversity...

Solar power generation helps move Lam toward net zero emissions goal Lam’s Malaysia operations opened in August 2020; 1,400+ employees work there Lam’s purpose is simple: Unleash the power of...

Soon oversees Lam’s Malaysia operations and 1,400+ employees Lam Research provides many opportunities to grow your career, she says Soon Kuek joined Lam Research 16 years ago in Fremont. Today...

Alyson’s “accidental career path” went from family therapy fantasies to running IT ops Getting rid of impostor syndrome is one piece of advice she gives to young women “I run the internal...

The India Center for Engineering (ICE) is Lam’s fifth R&D lab worldwide ICE enables the success of our customers globally by improving speed to solution Today, Lam Research held the grand...

Calling all innovative entrepreneurs working on sustainability solutions The winner will be offered a $250,000 SAFE investment Theme is “Engineering a Greener Fab” Heatwaves such as the one...

John has 25 years in the industry and 49 patents to his name Multidisciplinary skills in dep and etch have led to groundbreaking work John Drewery has been named a Lam Research Fellow for...

Connect with us through our new Social Impact Program! What does it mean to have a “social impact”? For us at Lam Research, it means building meaningful partnerships with organizations that...

At Lam, we operate at the atomic scale—etching and depositing materials onto silicon wafers more than 10,000 times smaller than the size of objects that can be seen with the naked eye....

Lam has five manufacturing sites in California, Ohio, and Oregon Today, nearly every chip in the world is built using Lam technology President Biden signed the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act...

The electronics supply chain recently gathered together at SEMICON Southeast Asia, a premier event that promotes growth of the semiconductor and microelectronics ecosystem in the region. Held June...

And yes, we’ve got a solution for that In the recent blog article Our wireless world – how Wi-Fi 6 will seamlessly integrate with 5G to keep us connected, David Haynes from our Customer...

Lam Research will join fellow industry leaders from the extended electronics supply chain in a range of talks at the SEMICON West 2022 hybrid conference later this month. During the 52nd annual...

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...

Chips are everywhere: from our mobile phones and automobiles to cloud servers for artificial intelligence, all of which seem to get faster, smarter, and better with each generation. Creating more...

Every few months, new and improved electronics are introduced. They’re typically smaller, smarter, faster, have more bandwidth, are more power-efficient, etc. – all thanks to a new generation...

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...

It takes a lot of different types of process tools to make chips, from deposition, to lithographic to etch and to cleaning tools among others. Large scale production requires chipmakers to use...

Welcome to our new blog series: Stepping Up, where we celebrate our manufacturing workforce by spotlighting some of the amazing people that are helping to keep Lam’s global operations and supply...

Today, the world relies on advanced manufacturing, bringing to life innovations that have reimagined the way we live, work and play. The global demand for digital technologies – and the...

David Haynes, vice president of Specialty Technologies for the Customer Support Business Group (CSBG) at Lam Research, discusses the introduction of Wi-Fi 6 and how, together with 5G, it will...

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...

Today, we are confronting what is perhaps the most pressing challenge of our time – climate change. We are seeing its effects globally, with rising sea levels, wildfires, droughts and flooding...

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...

Over the past decade, the need for increasingly smaller, denser, more powerful chips has been driving semiconductor manufacturers to move away from planar structures in favor of increasingly...

Today, I am proud and excited to officially announce the availability of three new precision selective etch innovations from Lam Research: Argos®, Prevos™, and Selis®. Designed to complement...

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...

The logic and memory chips that power our smart phones, laptops, gaming consoles and other favorite devices may be stealing all the headlines these days, but there are other types of...

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...

Once considered to be science fiction and fodder for Hollywood films, artificial intelligence (AI) has become a near-ubiquitous technology in our communities, homes and workplaces that is helping...

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...

The ability to process data is foundational to our smart, connected world. Microprocessors, in turn, rely on memory chips to store the data they need while working. One of the most popular types...

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...

Lahari Vithala, former Employee Communications intern, interviews her fellow peers on what it was like to be an intern at Lam this past summer. Lam provides an environment that fuels innovation...

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...

We play a critical role in driving semiconductor breakthroughs for the next generation. Since 2015, Unlock Ideas has been an integral program to unleash the power of innovation by providing gifts...

From August 23-27, our experts will join industry leaders at SEMICON Southeast Asia, to discuss semiconductor advancements in an era of 5G and next-generation technologies. Themed “Powering...

As a materials engineer, I am very proud of the fact that key advances in human civilization have been driven by materials innovation. The stone age, bronze age and iron age were all essential...

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...

There’s a lot of talk about the Internet of Things (IoT) and its impact on our day-to-day lives. From home security systems to smart watches, IoT is upgrading the technologies we rely on every...

Helium gas is increasingly in short supply. While consumers may be most familiar with it for use in filling balloons, it is used much more heavily in a variety of industrial processes –...

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...

The IEEE International Interconnect Technology Conference (IITC) will be held July 6-9, 2021, as a hybrid event – virtual and in-person (Kyoto Research Park, Kyoto, Japan), with on-demand...

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...

Preventative Maintenance “What is wet, but dry?” might sound like a riddle, and the answer for plasma process tools are “wet cleans,” an important type of preventative maintenance. The...

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)...