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EPIC Partner Ecosystem Expansion

APPLIED MATERIALS INC /DE · 2026-10-19 · Importance 58 · Surprise 42 · No source text

Applied Materials has opened a $5 billion EPIC Center in Sunnyvale, California, comprising a 600,000-square-foot semiconductor equipment and process research-and-development hub. The facility brings chipmakers, suppliers, and universities into a shared cleanroom complex intended to accelerate semiconductor research, development, and commercialization, particularly for AI-focused manufacturing technologies. Applied Materials aims to increase wafer-fab-equipment market share by more than two percentage points by 2030, reach $2 billion in eBeam equipment revenue by 2026, and exceed $12 billion in service revenue by 2030. The co-innovation model is intended to support earlier design wins and longer-term customer relationships.

Key facts

• Applied Materials has announced that its new $5 billion EPIC Center is tied to goals to increase wafer fab equipment (WFE) market share by over two percentage points by 2030, achieve $2 billion in eBeam equipment revenue by 2026, and reach over $12 billion in service revenue by 2030. source
• Applied Materials has opened its US$5b EPIC Center in Sunnyvale, a 600,000-square-foot semiconductor equipment and process R&D hub. source

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