Applied Materials (AMAT) Opened Its $5 Billion EPIC Center

Applied Materials (NasdaqGS:AMAT) has expanded work with NVIDIA and other chipmakers to use AI tools in chip design and fabrication. The company has activated its EPIC Center, a US$5b process innovation facility focused on next generation semiconductor manufacturing. EPIC is intended as a hub for deeper partnerships between Applied Materials, industry peers and academic groups around AI era chip R&D. The NVIDIA collaboration and EPIC Center rollout sit alongside other shifts in Applied...