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## Applied Materials opens new $5B chip research facility to accelerate collaborative semiconductor innovation

DevFeed: [Applied Materials opens new $5B chip research facility to accelerate collaborative semiconductor innovation](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/applied-materials-opens-new-5b-chip-research-facility-to-accelerate-collaborative-semiconductor-innovation-85663.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/12/applied-materials-opens-new-5b-chip-research-facility-to-accelerate-collaborative-semiconductor-innovation/>)

Author: Mike Wheatley

Published: 2026-10-13T01:09:14Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [SiliconANGLE](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/siliconangle.md>)

Topics: [Chip design](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chip-design.md>), [AI Research](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-research.md>), [AI-enhanced product development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-enhanced-product-development.md>), [ESP32-C3](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/esp32-c3.md>)

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### AI overview

Applied Materials opened its $5 billion EPIC Center in Silicon Valley as a shared research facility for chipmakers and academic researchers. The center aims to accelerate semiconductor process development through collaborative work on architectures, packaging, wiring and bonding, with a stated goal of reducing development cycle time by at least 30%. The article connects this work to rising compute demands from AI infrastructure.

### Source excerpt

Semiconductor industry giant Applied Materials Inc. today opened the doors to its Equipment and Process Innovation and Commercialization Center, a massive new $5 billion facility in Silicon Valley that's set to enable the next wave of breakthroughs in the commercial chipmaking industry. The new EPIC Center, as it's called, was built by Applied in order [...] The post Applied Materials opens new $5B chip research facility to accelerate collaborative semiconductor innovation appeared first on SiliconANGLE.