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- |Jun 15, 2020|
The 20th International Conference on Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD 2020) featuring the 7th International Atomic Layer Etching Workshop (ALE 2020) will take place Monday, June 29–Wednesday, July...
- |Jun 8, 2020|
Due to shelter in place directives as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Heart & Soles Walk/Run went totally virtual this year. It was a different experience but still benefitted the same...
- |Jun 2, 2020|
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...
- |May 28, 2020|
Lam Chief Technology Officer Rick Gottscho sat down with Semiconductor Engineering to share his insights on memory and equipment scaling, new market demands, and changes in manufacturing being...
- |May 11, 2020|
As integrated circuit designers bring more sophisticated chip functionality into smaller spaces, heterogeneous integration, including 3D stacking of devices, becomes an increasingly useful and...
- |May 4, 2020|
n 2019, 98.2 million viewers tuned in to watch the Superbowl, hailing the event as the “most viewed broadcast in America.” In recent years, a new player has emerged – eSports – bringing in...
- |Apr 27, 2020|
Have you ever seen a lightning bolt? What about the northern lights or a neon sign? These things are made of plasma, the fourth state of matter that makes up nearly 99.9% of the universe. In the...
- |Apr 20, 2020|
This year is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day and the theme is climate action. The first Earth Day in 1970 saw millions of people take to the streets to demand protection of our planet. This...
- |Apr 8, 2020|
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...
- |Mar 23, 2020|
It’s pretty hard to talk about technology today without artificial intelligence, or AI, entering into the conversation. It seems to be everywhere… and growing. Businesses are using it to...
- |Mar 16, 2020|
Lam Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Richard A. Gottscho, gave a keynote at the SEMI Industry Strategy Symposium (ISS), the annual executive conference for the semiconductor...
- |Mar 5, 2020|
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...
- |Mar 3, 2020|
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®...
- |Mar 2, 2020|
Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) have unlocked incredible possibilities in education – bringing tomorrow’s technology into today’s learning. The influence of AR and VR...
- |Feb 26, 2020|
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...
- |Feb 18, 2020|
At Lam, we work hard to create an environment where our interns can challenge limits and fuel their career success. This summer, when our interns join our offices, they will be welcomed into a...
- |Feb 10, 2020|
The full spectrum of patterning topics will be discussed at the upcoming SPIE Advanced Lithography symposium. Held at the San Jose Convention Center on February 23-27, 2020, the event features...
- |Feb 3, 2020|
The generosity and compassion of Lam employees reached even more communities in 2019 as offices around the world participated in giving and volunteer programs to help those in need. In the annual...
- |Jan 27, 2020|
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...
- |Jan 23, 2020|
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...
- |Jan 21, 2020|
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...
- |Jan 13, 2020|
[Notice] SEMICON KOREA 2020 Is Canceled SEMICON Korea 2020, which was scheduled to be held from Feb 5 to Feb 7 by SEMI KOREA, will not take place as planned. You can find the details at the...
- |Jan 6, 2020|
2019 was quite a year for the Lam Blog. From sharing an inside peek at our favorite day of the year, Bring Our Children to Work Day, to showcasing our innovative technology and productivity...
- |Dec 19, 2019|
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...
- |Dec 16, 2019|
The IoT and automotive markets use devices fabricated at a wide range of technology nodes. Taking advances made at 300 mm and applying them via upgrades to 200 mm equipment is a cost appropriate...
- |Dec 10, 2019|
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...
- |Dec 5, 2019|
For those of us in the semiconductor industry, the periodic table is more than just a poster on a science classroom wall: it’s a valuable resource that we use to create new logic and memory...
- |Dec 3, 2019|
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...
- |Nov 22, 2019|
It is an exciting time to be in the semiconductor industry and driving technology development which is fueling the intelligent, interconnected systems that will transform the way we work and live....
- |Nov 18, 2019|
Atomic layer etching and deposition processes offer atomic scale control through the use of self-limiting reactions. Yang Pan, corporate vice president of advanced technology development, shares...
- |Nov 4, 2019|
On National STEM Day, we celebrate our worldwide programs that inspire young people’s passion for math and science education. Catch a glimpse of some of the global STEM initiatives we invest in...
- |Oct 30, 2019|
The SEMICON Europa tradeshow, the annual premier event for the global electronics industry in Europe, will take place November 12-15, 2019, at Messe München in Munich, Germany. The event connects...
- |Oct 28, 2019|
Moore’s Law has been the center of the semiconductor universe, dominated by a singular focus and a relentless drive to reduce transistor size and integrate more, smaller, faster transistors on...
- |Oct 24, 2019|
Technology experts and business leaders will be heading to the Advanced Semiconductor Technology Conference (ASTC) 2019, organized by SEMI Southeast Asia. Held November 7-8, 2019 at the Marina Bay...
- |Oct 21, 2019|
This October, Lam was proud to join thousands of manufacturers across the United States for National Manufacturing Day. Our U.S. manufacturing facilities in Fremont and Livermore, California, and...
- |Oct 14, 2019|
At Lam, we want our employees to feel well, so they can perform at their best. With our active employee base participating in running events and rowing competitions across the globe, we’re...
- |Oct 7, 2019|
The science and technology of materials, interfaces, and processing will be in the spotlight at the AVS 66th International Symposium and Exhibition, being held October 20-25 in Columbus, Ohio....
- |Sep 30, 2019|
The 21st Semiconductor Exhibition (SEDEX) will be held this year at COEX in Seoul, Korea, October 8-11. The tradeshow will cover the full spectrum of the semiconductor industry supply chain; it...
- |Sep 30, 2019|
The fall meeting of the Electrochemical Society will be held October 13-17 in Atlanta, Georgia. A forum for the latest scientific and technical developments in both electrochemistry and solid...
- |Sep 23, 2019|
At Lam Research, having a balanced home and family life are integral to being a place where successful people want to work. That philosophy is emulated in many ways at Lam, but none are more fun...
- |Sep 16, 2019|
You don’t have to look very far in the semiconductor world before you see the word “scaling.” Perhaps you read an industry news article headline about transistor scaling – how those nearly...
- |Sep 11, 2019|
In appreciation for the contributions of our suppliers, Lam recently hosted our annual Supplier Day with a focus on strengthening collaborative partnerships and discussing opportunities for supply...
- |Sep 9, 2019|
The largest microelectronics event in Taiwan is coming to TaiNEX this fall, welcoming more than 45,000 visitors from around the world. From September 18-20, leaders from the semiconductor industry...
- |Sep 3, 2019|
At an industry and investor event held during the August 2019 Flash Memory Summit, Lam management made the case for why semiconductor innovation needs to accelerate in the 5G era and how Lam is...
- |Aug 29, 2019|
When our interns come to Lam, they join a community that loves to push the boundaries of what is possible. With opportunities to learn from world class engineers, design products that are...
- |Aug 19, 2019|
At Lam, we have a long history of committing our support to sustainability. Our Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) teams seek out ways to make a...
- |Aug 7, 2019|
With the introduction of two new products for 3D NAND manufacturing, Lam expands its stress management product portfolio. The VECTOR DT® PECVD and EOS® GS wet etch systems enable continued 3D...
- |Aug 5, 2019|
At Lam, we believe our success depends on the unique experiences and perspectives our employees bring to the table. To help unlock our multidimensional workforce, we support a rich community of...
- |Jul 29, 2019|
Lam is proud to recognize the tremendous achievements of eleven graduating high school seniors with the 2019 Core Value Scholarship awards. The students selected to receive these scholarships...
- |Jul 23, 2019|
Lam is pleased to be a founding member of the MIT.nano Corporate Consortium, a group of eleven companies supporting advancement in nanoscience and nanotechnology. Drawn from a variety of...
- |Jul 15, 2019|
Food security is a growing concern. With the world’s population forecast to increase from 7.6 billion in 2017 to 9.8 billion by 2050, it’s estimated that an additional billion metric tons of...
- |Jul 12, 2019|
The rapid pace of semiconductor evolution places huge demands on the companies making the equipment used to build integrated circuits. With each new silicon node comes a host of new requirements,...
- |Jul 8, 2019|
The AVS 19th International Conference on Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD 2019) featuring the 6th International Atomic Layer Etching Workshop (ALE 2019) will take place Sunday, July 21–Wednesday,...
- |Jun 28, 2019|
Five years ago, we published our first blog article here in the Lam newsroom. Over the years, we’ve used this space to share information about our company, our culture, and what it’s like to...
- |Jun 24, 2019|
Gain insights, innovations, and intelligence in San Francisco this July 9-11 at the annual SEMICON West tradeshow. Industry leaders from around the world will gather for more than 80 hours of...
- |Jun 18, 2019|
Lam’s 5th annual corporate social responsibility (CSR) report features updates on our continued progress against our 2020 environmental commitments, investments in our employees’ career...
- |Jun 10, 2019|
Richard Gottscho, executive vice president and CTO of Lam Research, sat down with Semiconductor Engineering to talk about how to utilize more data from sensors in manufacturing equipment, the...
- |Jun 3, 2019|
Every industry has its unique lingo and the semiconductor industry is no different. Here, chips mean something a little different from our favorite snack and the word “fab” isn’t just used...
- |May 28, 2019|
We have always encouraged our employees to imagine the unimaginable. With a company-wide monthly book series and an online library, we help employees cultivate their creative and innovative minds....
- |May 19, 2019|
Lam Research has been ranked number 287 on the 2019 Fortune 500, continuing its climb on the list since first debuting four years ago at number 491. Lam moved up 67 slots from last year and was...
- |May 13, 2019|
Electrochemistry and solid state science and technology will be featured at the 235th ECS Meeting, to be held May 26–30 in Dallas, Texas. Over the week, nearly two thousand talks will be given...
- |May 6, 2019|
Building semiconductors is an incredibly exacting process, with critical dimensions posing significant equipment challenges – and with the possibility that small process excursions can cause the...
- |Apr 29, 2019|
On May 7, 2019, semiconductor leaders and industry experts from around the world will convene at the Malaysia International Trade & Exhibition Centre (MITEC) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to showcase...
- |Apr 24, 2019|
Addressing a need for self-maintaining semiconductor equipment, Lam has developed an etch productivity solution that extends the mean time between cleans (MTBC), a major limiter of etch system...
- |Apr 22, 2019|
Earth Day is April 22, 2019 and offers a reminder of the actions we can take every day to protect the planet. Each year, the Earth Day Network selects a theme, and this year’s is focused on...
- |Apr 15, 2019|
The semiconductor industry recently gathered at SEMICON China, one of the largest annual microelectronics tradeshows. Tim Archer, Lam’s president and CEO, gave a keynote on the continuing need...
- |Apr 8, 2019|
Employees at Lam Research came together on March 23, 2019 in Santa Clara, CA for the sixth annual Lam Research Heart & Soles Run. Teaching children good health and fitness habits sets them on a...
- |Apr 1, 2019|
At Lam, we are passionate about sharing our success and inspiring the next generation of innovators. As a leading equipment supplier in the semiconductor industry, we encourage students to pursue...
- |Mar 25, 2019|
More than most industries, ours is identified with a single element, silicon. Consider the self-adopted naming conventions of all the places that want to be recognized as members of the...
- |Mar 19, 2019|
New sensing and actuating technologies for cars are introducing a new generation of 200 mm tools. Michelle Bourke, strategic marketing director in the customer support group, shares her thoughts...
- |Mar 11, 2019|
Well, it’s almost Pi (π) Day again! And once more, we find reasons to celebrate that most interesting number on March 14. Most of us remember that π is the ratio of a circle’s circumference...
- |Mar 4, 2019|
At this year’s SEMICON China, industry leaders from around the globe will come together for this fast-growing and dynamic microelectronics market to view products, technologies and brands that...
- |Feb 24, 2019|
Sensing technology, computing, and artificial intelligence (AI) are revolutionizing the skies. In recent years, the military has been applying drone technology to pave the way for the pilotless...
- |Feb 19, 2019|
At Lam, we see our interns as future leaders and we’ve designed programs to prepare them for that responsibility. By networking with big thinkers who challenge and inspire our students, to...
- |Feb 11, 2019|
The SPIE Advanced Lithography symposium brings together leaders across the semiconductor industry to discuss the latest challenges in lithography and patterning. Held at the San Jose Convention...
- |Feb 4, 2019|
This week marks the beginning of the Lunar New Year and the “Year of the Pig.” In the spirit of this event, we’d like to share a little bit about the celebration and the outlook for the new...
- |Jan 28, 2019|
Employees at Lam are always eager to spread cheer and deliver joy to their communities, particularly around the holidays. This holiday season, as part of our 2018 Deliver Joy campaign, employees...
- |Jan 22, 2019|
Our increasingly connected and ever “smarter” world generates increasing amounts of data, putting pressure on manufacturers who face new technical challenges in delivering the increasing...
- |Jan 10, 2019|
As one of the largest tradeshows and exhibitions in the region, SEMICON Korea brings together the best and the brightest of the semiconductor industry. Held from January 23 to January 25 at COEX,...
- |Jan 2, 2019|
Welcome back to the Lam Blog! To help start the new year, we want to share some of our favorite stories from 2018. Some of these articles highlight the driving forces in our industry, such as...
- |Dec 13, 2018|
Wishing you every happiness this holiday season and throughout the coming year. We appreciate your readership and look forward to connecting with you again when our blog returns in January 2019.
- |Dec 10, 2018|
Parents sharing stories about their childhoods and the miles of snow they had to walk through to get to school is not a new pastime. In fact, these anecdotes are often used to compare current...
- |Dec 3, 2018|
Robotics is the next technological revolution. Fiber optics, cables, and chips are shaping and directing our future. Here, we review some robotic milestones and take a peek into Lam’s commitment...
- |Nov 26, 2018|
The Electronics Packaging Technology Conference (EPTC 2018), an international event organized by the IEEE Reliability/CPMT/ED Singapore Chapter, will be held December 4–7 at the Resorts World...
- |Nov 12, 2018|
From November 13-16, the annual SEMICON Europa tradeshow will be at Messe München in Munich, Germany. Tens of thousands of highly influential industry attendees from around the world will convene...
- |Nov 8, 2018|
The skill set and can-do mentality veterans bring to a corporation is undeniable. They are often the lifeblood of the organizations they join, bringing their leadership, teamwork, and...
- |Oct 29, 2018|
For hundreds of years, libraries have assembled and provided access to major written collections, serving as vital centers for those who thirst for knowledge. More recently, libraries have been...
- |Oct 22, 2018|
Lam Research joined thousands of manufacturers across the United States in early October for National Manufacturing Day. To do our part in this national celebration, we got students out of their...
- |Oct 15, 2018|
The full semiconductor industry supply chain will be on display at the 20th Semiconductor Exhibition (SEDEX) at COEX in Seoul, Korea, October 24-26. The tradeshow will showcase memory, sensor,...
- |Oct 8, 2018|
The AVS 65th International Symposium and Exhibition begins on October 21st in beautiful Long Beach, California. Scientists, engineers, and industry leaders from around the globe will gather to...
- |Oct 1, 2018|
At Lam, we see our interns as future leaders. By providing programs for our interns to explore the industry, network with employees, and have some fun along the way, we attract the best and the...
- |Sep 24, 2018|
Starting on September 30, scientists, engineers, researchers, and industry professionals from around the globe will meet in Cancun, Mexico, at the Americas International Meeting on...
- |Sep 20, 2018|
Lam recently hosted its 2018 Supplier Day to thank suppliers for their support and contributions. The remarkable pace of the semiconductor industry depends on a highly skilled global supply chain....
- |Sep 17, 2018|
This month, we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the integrated circuit (IC). On September 12, 1958, Jack Kilby produced a circuit containing both active and passive components fabricated from...
- |Sep 10, 2018|
Children took over some key areas of our operations this summer during family days. Youngsters could be seen roaming the halls, working in labs, spinning in office chairs, and learning their way...
- |Sep 4, 2018|
Atomic layer etching (ALE) is one of the chipmaking processes that makes our data-driven world possible. After being confined to the laboratory for decades, ALE has awakened to become the most...
- |Aug 27, 2018|
This fall, SEMICON Taiwan, the largest microelectronics event in Taiwan, will welcome more than 40,000 visitors from around the globe. Taking place September 5-7 at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition...
- |Aug 20, 2018|
Eleven extraordinary graduating high school seniors were awarded Lam’s 2018 Core Values Scholarship. Students selected for this scholarship were chosen by Lam Research representatives and local...
- |Aug 13, 2018|
Electroplating is a common manufacturing process that applies a thin layer of one metal onto another. The U.S. penny, for example, has been made of zinc with a thin, electroplated coating of...
- |Aug 6, 2018|
Generations of humans have used varying methods to predict the weather. In the past, farmers thought rain was coming if their cows were lying down in the pasture. Today, things are a little more...