Applied’s New Materials Engineering Technology Accelerator is Open for Collaboration
November 08 2019 - 7:30AM
Applied Materials, Inc. today announced the opening of the
Materials Engineering Technology Accelerator (META Center), a
first-of-its-kind facility aimed at speeding customer prototyping
of new materials, process technologies and devices. As chipmaking
becomes increasingly challenging, the META Center extends Applied’s
ability to collaborate with customers to pioneer new ways of
improving chip performance, power and cost.
Located at the State University of New York Polytechnic
Institute (SUNY Poly) campus in Albany, New York, the META Center’s
cleanroom provides customers and partners access to
state-of-the-art process systems to help shorten the time from lab
to fab.
“We are excited to open the doors of the META Center and invite
the industry to collaborate with us to accelerate innovation, from
materials to systems,” said Steve Ghanayem, senior vice president
of New Markets and Alliances at Applied Materials.
“Applied Materials welcomes innovators from established and
emerging fields to work with us at the META Center to speed the
commercialization of new technologies for the AI Era,” said Om
Nalamasu, CTO of Applied Materials and president of Applied
Ventures.
“The META Center further establishes SUNY Poly as a world-class
hub for advanced technology research and development,” said SUNY
Chancellor Kristina M. Johnson. “We are excited to work with
Applied Materials to spur new collaboration opportunities
throughout the technology sector and across the SUNY network.”
“New York State is home to a thriving high-tech ecosystem and
the opening of the META Center will keep us at the forefront of
technology innovation,” said Empire State Development Acting
Commissioner, and President & CEO-designate Eric Gertler. “The
partnership we’ve developed with NY CREATES, SUNY and Applied
Materials will create the building blocks to bring new business,
research, jobs and educational opportunities to the state for years
to come.”
At the META Center, engineers can evaluate novel chip materials,
structures and devices, testing them in a robust pilot
manufacturing environment and accelerating their readiness for
customer high-volume manufacturing facilities. Among the first chip
devices under evaluation at the META Center is a new magnetic
random-access memory (MRAM) targeted at Internet of Things devices,
providing low-power, nonvolatile code storage and high-density
working memory. Applied’s recently launched Endura® CloverTM MRAM
PVD platform is among the systems at the META Center enabling this
capability.
The META Center is a strategic addition to Applied’s global
R&D environment. It complements Applied’s Maydan Technology
Center in Silicon Valley where new process systems are
developed, along with the company’s Advanced Materials Lab and
Advanced Packaging Development Center, both located in Singapore.
Applied’s global R&D environment demonstrates the company’s
commitment to a new playbook for industry innovation and
collaboration, from materials to systems.
About Applied Materials Applied Materials,
Inc. (Nasdaq: AMAT) is the leader in materials engineering
solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced
display in the world. Our expertise in modifying materials at
atomic levels and on an industrial scale enables customers to
transform possibilities into reality. At Applied Materials,
our innovations make possible the technology shaping the future.
Learn more at www.appliedmaterials.com.
Contact:Ricky Gradwohl (editorial/media)
408.235.4676Michael Sullivan (financial community) 408.986.7977
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