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Dave Hemker, CTO at Lam Research, sat down with Semiconductor Engineering to look at some of the key issues on the process and manufacturing side, and some of the key developments that will...

The continual scaling of device dimensions drives the need for ever smaller interconnects, the intricate wiring that links up to billions of individual components on a chip. As advanced devices...

Our employees gladly give of their time and energy to support the communities where we live and work. At locations around the globe, we focus efforts on activities our employees care about that...

“‘There’s a law about Moore’s law,’ jokes Peter Lee, a vice-president at Microsoft Research: ‘The number of people predicting the death of Moore’s law doubles every two years.’”...

Building on its inaugural success last year, this year’s SEMICON Southeast Asia 2016 takes place April 26-28 at the SPICE Arena in Penang, Malaysia. Lam is pleased to be a premier sponsor of...

Since its introduction in the 1980s, NAND flash memory has radically changed how we store our digital data. Remember ordering duplicate photos when getting camera film developed or burning your...

At Lam we encourage students interested in engineering, science, or business to gain hands-on industry experience through our internship programs. Working alongside our employees, interns gain...

This year Lam has been recognized with inclusion on two prestigious lists: Forbes’ America’s 500 Best Employers and FORTUNE Magazine’s World’s 350 Most Admired Companies. Receiving such...

Did you know that obesity has more than doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents in the past 30 years in the U.S.? Or that in 2012 more than one-third of children and adolescents were...

Our world is full of high-tech innovations. From smartphones, computers, and entertainment products to extraordinary advances in medicine, science, and countless industries, we’ve all seen how...

Home to leading foundries, IC manufacturers, and design houses, Taiwan is one of the world’s largest producers of semiconductor chips. Back in 1992 – long before Taiwan became the...

When it comes to aspect ratios – how tall an object is vs. how wide it is – even the tallest buildings in the world hardly compare to the extreme dimensions in the semiconductor industry,...

The global semiconductor industry will be heading to the Shanghai New International Expo Centre for this year’s SEMICON China, which takes place March 15-17. Held in one of the largest and most...

We often hear the word “inflection” used in the semiconductor industry, but what does it mean? In general, inflection refers to a point of change. In mathematics, for instance, an inflection...

Dr. Rick Gottscho, executive vice president of Global Products at Lam, is among the 102 new members honored with election to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). The rigorous nomination...

Is Moore’s Law still on track? Can transistors, already more than a thousand times smaller than a grain of sand, continue to get even smaller? This is the challenge faced by the advanced...

For centuries, celebrating the beginning of the lunar new year has been one of the most treasured annual holidays in many parts of Asia. The new year is a time of reflection and thankfulness for...

One of the most astounding aspects of semiconductor chips is their incredibly small scale. Practically measured in atoms, some feature dimensions are on the order of nanometers (nm) – that’s...

To celebrate the holiday season and the year end, our employees embarked on a “Lam Cares” campaign to give back to our local communities. Through the campaign, nearly 1,500 staff from around...

With the new year underway, you may be wondering what lies ahead for the semiconductor world. Once again, Solid State Technology has checked in with industry leaders for their thoughts on the...

From materials research to plasma fundamentals, Lam’s technologists are contributing to practical and theoretical developments in their fields. One way they help advance technology and expand...

To help kick-off the new year, we thought we’d share a few of our favorite stories from 2015. These blog articles celebrated milestones like the 50th anniversary of Moore’s Law and Lam’s own...