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At the beginning of my career in semiconductor equipment, the backside of the wafer was a source of anxiety. In one memorable instance in my early career, several wafers flew off a robot blade...

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.

Introduction The semiconductor industry has been focused on scaling and developing advanced technologies using advanced etch tools and techniques. With decreasing semiconductor device dimensions...

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...

Reducing the parasitic capacitance between the gate metal and the source/drain contact of a transistor can decrease device switching delays. One way to reduce parasitic capacitance is to reduce...

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...

With continuous device scaling, process windows have become narrower and narrower due to smaller feature sizes and greater process step variability [1]. A key task during the R&D stage 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...

Introduction BEOL metal line RC delay has become a dominant factor that limits chip performance at advanced nodes [1]. Smaller metal line pitches require a narrower line CD and line-to-line...

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...

Modern semiconductor processes are extremely complicated and involve thousands of interacting individual process steps. During the development of these process steps, roadblocks and barriers are...

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...

Introduction As we approach the 1.5nm node and beyond, new BEOL device integration challenges will be presented. These challenges include the need for smaller metal pitches, along with support for...

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...

Design of Experiments (DOE) is a powerful concept in semiconductor engineering research and development. DOEs are sets of experiments used to explore the sensitivity of experimental variables and...

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...