Applied Materials & UC Berkeley Launch $1B EPIC Center
Applied Materials and UC Berkeley have established the EPIC Center, a joint $1 billion research facility dedicated to next-generation semiconductor physics.
Bridging University Breakthroughs with Commercial Fab Scaling
Applied Materials and the University of California, Berkeley, have officially inaugurated the EPIC Center (Equipment and Process Innovation Center). The $1 billion joint facility serves as the nation largest collaborative hub for advanced semiconductor manufacturing research and process development.
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Focusing on Sub-1nm Transistor Geometries and 3D Chiplet Integration
The center brings university researchers together with commercial chipmakers to accelerate the deployment of sub-1-nanometer transistor architectures, High-NA EUV lithography processes, and advanced 3D chiplet stacking techniques.
With global chip demand surging driven by AI datacenter expansions, industry leaders view the EPIC Center as a crucial talent and technology incubator required to overcome physical scaling barriers in silicon engineering.