Applied Materials Unveils EPIC Center for Collaborative Chip R&D

Applied Materials unveiled its Equipment and Process Innovation and Commercialization (EPIC) Center at its Sunnyvale, California, campus on October 12, 2026, a facility the company describes as a $5 billion capital investment and the world's largest dedicated to collaborative semiconductor process technology and manufacturing equipment R&D. A footnote to the investment figure states that capital spending is expected to scale over time to approximately $5 billion as customer projects commence...