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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...