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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...

From breakfast meetings to takeout or holiday potlucks to celebratory dinners, many of us take the ability to eat what we like, when we like, for granted. For others, grabbing that lunchtime wrap...

Lam Research has been included among the top 10 companies that have made the biggest jump on the 2018 Fortune 500, Fortune Magazine’s annual list of the top 500 U.S. public and private...

Industry advancements and novel transformations in semiconductors will be addressed at SEMICON Southeast Asia 2018 from May 22-24 at the new Malaysia International Trade & Exhibition Centre...

Based in Osan, Gyeonggi-do, Lam Research Manufacturing Korea is one of our four manufacturing facilities around the globe and plays a critical role in supporting our global production needs. Since...

Whether or not you know the difference between an Italian Caravaggio and a Jackson Pollock painting, you’ve likely visited a museum or old church at some point and run across art that “just...

From PCRAM and MRAM to RRAM and more, there’s a whole new alphabet soup of memory technologies making their way to the fab. Fueling this development are technology advances in gaming and mobile...

Fields of wind turbines and homes with shiny solar panels on their roofs have become part of the natural landscape in many areas today, but the notion of harnessing renewable sources of energy...

Among the hot topics in our industry today, connectivity and big data analytics provide wide-ranging application possibilities, so it’s no surprise to find their use in mobile products,...

As one of the world’s largest suppliers of chipmaking equipment and services to the semiconductor industry, Lam is a fundamental enabler of the silicon used in nearly all modern electronics....

Teaching children good health and fitness habits is a gift that will set them on a path for success all throughout their lives. That’s why Lam is proud to collaborate with the Silicon Valley...