Applied Materials EPIC Center
Sunnyvale, CA. R&D.
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EPIC Center (Equipment and Process Innovation and Commercialization)
Applied Materials built a 600,000 sq ft collaborative semiconductor equipment and process R&D center with about four acres of cleanroom on its Sunnyvale campus; unveiled October 12, 2026.
- Investment
- $5B
- Jobs
- not stated
- Announced
- May 2023
- Target
- 2026
- Type
- R&D
- Process or product
- Equipment and process R&D for advanced logic, DRAM and packaging (collaborative cleanroom R&D)
- Wafer size
- not stated
- CHIPS Act funding
- none on record
Timeline
- Update
Applied unveiled the EPIC Center with TSMC, Intel, Samsung, Micron and SK hynix as founding partners.
GlobeNewswire (Applied Materials) - Update
Applied announced Samsung Electronics as the first founding member and said the center was on track to become operational in 2026.
Applied Materials Investor Relations - Update
Bloomberg reported, via Tom's Hardware, that Commerce denied CHIPS funding for the proposed center.
Tom's Hardware - Announced
Applied Materials announced plans for an R&D center in Sunnyvale costing up to $4 billion, contingent on CHIPS Act incentives.
Engineering News-Record
Sources (5)
- Applied Materials Unveils $5 Billion EPIC Center in Silicon Valley to Accelerate Semiconductor Innovation for the AI Era GlobeNewswire (Applied Materials), Oct 12, 2026
- Applied Materials Announces Samsung Electronics Will Join the New, Multibillion-Dollar EPIC Center in Silicon Valley Applied Materials Investor Relations, Feb 11, 2026
- U.S. government reportedly denies $4 billion grant for Applied Materials Tom's Hardware, Aug 1, 2024
- Applied Materials to build chip R&D center costing up to $4B Engineering News-Record, May 24, 2023
- Applied Materials Opens EPIC Center, But $5bn Figure Is Fuzzy Financial News
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