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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

In 2017, the leadership team at Lam Research made a commitment to share our company’s success with a $1 million donation to organizations that were making a real impact on global sustainability...

One of the most important conferences for the atomic layer processing community, the AVS 18th International Conference on Atomic Layer Deposition featuring the 5th International Atomic Layer...

Now that our time at SEMICON West 2018 is over, we’d like to reflect on some of the sound-bites overheard last week. As always, the three-day conference and expo gave us insights into today’s...

The big ideas shaping the world will be in the spotlight at SEMICON West, a premier microelectronics industry tradeshow. Held this year on July 11-13 in San Francisco, the show will feature...

Lam’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report for 2017 highlights our commitment to sustainable and ethical change in the world. In his letter below, CEO Martin Anstice outlines Lam’s...

This month, copper interconnects turned 20. That’s probably something like 200 in “technology years” considering the pace of innovation today. Yet even after 20 years of advances in...

It was more than 130 years ago in 1885 when Gottlieb Daimler invented the first prototype for the modern gas engine, and in 1886 Karl Benz patented his three-wheel Benz Motor Car, Model No. 1. Yet...

As consumers, we see evidence of the Internet of Things (IoT) all around us. A growing number of everyday objects in our homes and cars are now digitally connected in a way that allows us to...