Samsung Electronics joins Applied's $5 billion EPIC Center as first founding member

Applied Materials said Samsung Electronics will join its EPIC Center in Silicon Valley as the first founding member. The two companies will run joint research on materials and process technologies for advanced logic and memory, aimed at technologies several generations ahead. Applied calls EPIC a $5 billion investment scheduled to become operational in 2026.

• Samsung is the first founding member of the EPIC Center
• Applied describes EPIC as a $5 billion investment
• Center is scheduled to become operational in 2026
• Work targets materials and process technologies for logic and memory