News - subcat

Applied Materials predicts woe
Published in News
Friday, 15 February 2019 12:01

Applied Materials predicts woe


Second quarter profit and revenue below analysts’ estimates

Chip gear maker Applied Materials forecast second quarter profit and revenue below analysts’ estimates.

Applied Materals surprises Wall Street
Published in PC Hardware
Friday, 19 August 2016 10:27

Applied Materals surprises Wall Street


Chip making could be picking up

There are signs that chip making might be starting to pick up after one of the largest supplier of tools used to make semiconductors turned in a bigger than expected profit.

IC Foundries focusing on 10nm
Published in Cloud
Friday, 22 January 2016 11:55

IC Foundries focusing on 10nm


Half of R&D spent on new processing

More than half of the IC foundries combined R&D budgets are being spent researching 10nm, according to Applied Materials Taiwan president Erix Yu.

LAM buys KLA-Tencor becomes huge player
Published in News
Wednesday, 21 October 2015 13:36

LAM buys KLA-Tencor becomes huge player


Rivals Applied Materials

Lam Research is buying KLA-Tencor Corp. for about $10.6 billion and will turn itself into a significant rival to Applied Materials in the chipmaking equipment market.

Applied Materials and Tokyo Electron call off merger
Published in News


Anti-trust

The largest manufacturers of the machinery used to make semiconductors, Applied Materials and Tokyo Electron of Japan, have dumped a merger plans.