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04.05.26 - 02:03
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Applied Materials Broadens Advanced Packaging Portfolio with Acquisition of NEXX (GlobeNewswire EN)
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Applied Materials, Inc. today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with ASMPT Limited (HKEX: 0522) to acquire its NEXX business, a leading supplier of large-area advanced packaging deposition equipment for the semiconductor industry. The addition of the NEXX team and products will broaden Applied's portfolio of panel-level advanced packaging technologies which are designed to enable chipmakers and systems companies to build larger-body AI accelerators for higher energy-efficient performance....
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02.05.26 - 03:18
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China′s Semiconductor Equipment Companies Gain Share Despite U.S. Sanctions (24/7 Wall St.)
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Global WFE Market Share and Competitive Positioning Chinese semiconductor equipment vendors continue to gain share within the global WFE market, although the absolute level remains modest. Global leaders such as Applied Materials (AMAT), Lam Research (LRCX), KLA (KLAC), ASML (ASML), Tokyo Electron (TOELY), and Screen still dominate the market, particularly in leading-edge logic and memory. ... China's Semiconductor Equipment Companies Gain Share Despite U.S. Sanctions...
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22.04.26 - 08:06
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Applied Materials announces Advantest as innovation partner for EPIC platform in Silicon Valley (Digitimes)
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Leading materials engineering in the semiconductor industry, Applied Materials, announced today that Advantest Corporation, a leading semiconductor test equipment supplier, will join Applied's Equipment and Process Innovation and Commercialization (EPIC) platform as an innovation partner to strengthen the links between front-end manufacturing technologies and back-end testing of chips and packages, helping chipmakers bring new designs to market faster....
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21.04.26 - 09:33
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Applied Materials Announces Advantest as Innovation Partner for EPIC Platform in Silicon Valley (GlobeNewswire EN)
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Applied Materials, Inc., the leader in materials engineering for the semiconductor industry, today announced that Advantest Corporation (TSE: 6857), a leading semiconductor test equipment supplier, will join Applied's EPIC platform as an innovation partner to strengthen the links between front-end manufacturing technologies and back-end testing of chips and packages, helping chipmakers bring new designs to market faster. To support this partnership, Advantest has established a new, state-of-the-art Innovation Center on Applied Materials' R&D campus in Silicon Valley, that will seamlessly connect with Applied's EPIC Center....
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21.04.26 - 09:33
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Advantest Announces Strategic Partnership with Applied Materials and Joins EPIC Platform (GlobeNewswire EN)
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TOKYO, April 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leading semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest Corporation (TSE: 6857) announced today that it will join Applied Materials' (Nasdaq: AMAT) new EPIC (Equipment and Process Innovation and Commercialization) platform in Sunnyvale, Calif. As the first automated test equipment (ATE) company to join the platform, Advantest will partner with Applied to strengthen the links between front-end manufacturing technologies and back-end testing of chips and packages....
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16.04.26 - 23:42
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Musk Asks Suppliers to Move at ′Light Speed′ on Terafab Plan (Bloomberg)
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Elon Musk's lieutenants have reached out to chip industry suppliers including Applied Materials Inc., Tokyo Electron Ltd. and Lam Research Corp. for his envisioned Terafab, early steps in an audacious and likely arduous attempt to break into the production of cutting-edge chips.
Staff working for the joint venture between Tesla Inc. and SpaceX have sought price quotes and delivery times for an array of chipmaking gear, people familiar with the matter said. In past weeks, they've contacted makers of photomasks, substrates, etchers, depositors, cleaning devices, testers and other tools, according to the people, who asked not to be named disclosing private discussions. Bloomberg's Ed Ludlow joins to discuss. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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16.04.26 - 06:06
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TSMC says Applied Materials and JSR form top-tier chipmaking team (Digitimes)
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Japanese materials giant JSR has established an advanced planarization process solution joint research center in Taiwan, with JSR representative director and CEO Hank Hori personally attending the launch. Also present were Derek Witty, general manager of Applied Materials; Erix Yu, President of Applied Materials Taiwan; and Simon Jang, vice president of Advanced Tool and Module Development of Technology Development under the R&D at TSMC....
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