Applied Materials and UCLA Engineering Accelerate Semiconductor Innovation at the EPIC Center

What happened: Applied Materials announced UCLA Samueli School of Engineering will join its EPIC Center in Silicon Valley as a research partner, with researchers working alongside Applied scientists on semiconductor materials and integration challenges. Key numbers: Announced Oct. 08, 2026. UCLA's Henry Samueli co-founded Broadcom in 1991. Why it matters: The collaboration targets 3D chip scaling, advanced packaging and new materials for energy-efficient AI compute, aiming to shorten the path from research to commercial manufacturing. Market: -0.5% by next close ($507.03 on Oct 9), +66.5% YTD

Applied Materials announced UCLA Samueli School of Engineering will join its EPIC Center in Silicon Valley as a research partner, with researchers working alongside Applied scientists on semiconductor materials and integration challenges.

The collaboration targets 3D chip scaling, advanced packaging and new materials for energy-efficient AI compute, aiming to shorten the path from research to commercial manufacturing. Market: -0.5% by next close ($507.03 on Oct 9), +66.5% YTD