UC Berkeley joins Applied Materials' EPIC Center as a research collaborator

The University of California, Berkeley will work alongside Applied Materials' scientists and engineers at the EPIC Center in Silicon Valley. The joint research targets materials and process innovations for AI computing, with the aim of moving university ideas into commercial chipmaking on industry-scale tools. The release gives no funding amounts or contract value.

• Announced August 11, 2026
• Role: research collaborator at the EPIC Center
• Focus: materials and process innovation for AI computing
• No financial terms disclosed