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{{Short description|American semiconductor equipment company}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Lam Research Corporation
| name = Lam Research Corporation
| logo = Lam Research logo.svg
| logo = Lam Research logo.svg
| logo_size = 170px
| logo_upright = 1.15
| type = [[Public company|Public]]
| type = [[Public company|Public]]
| traded_as = {{NASDAQ|LRCX}}<br>[[NASDAQ-100|NASDAQ-100 Component]]<br>[[S&P 500|S&P 500 Component]]
| traded_as = {{ubl|{{NASDAQ|LRCX}}|[[Nasdaq-100]] component|[[S&P 500]] component}}
| foundation = {{start date and age|1980}}
| founded = {{Start date and age|1980}}
| founder = [[David K. Lam]]
| founder = [[David K. Lam]]
| location = [[Fremont, California|Fremont]], [[California]], United States
| hq_location = [[Fremont, California]], U.S.
| key_people = Tim Archer, CEO and President<br />Stephen G. Newberry, Chairman of the Board
| key_people = Tim Archer ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]] and [[President (corporate title)|president]])<br />[[Abhi Talwalkar]] ([[chairman]])
| industry = [[Semiconductor]]s
| industry = [[Semiconductor]]s
| products = Semiconductor manufacturing products
| products = Semiconductor manufacturing products
| revenue = {{decrease}} {{US$|14.9&nbsp;billion|link=yes}} (2024)
| revenue = {{ubl|{{nowrap|{{decrease}} US$ 9.65&nbsp;billion (2019) <ref name=2019-report>{{cite web|url=https://investor.lamresearch.com/static-files/a3546e12-9d73-4d19-b35b-b59f79229d6d|title=Lam Research 2019 Annual Report | publisher=lamresearch.com |format= |date=2019-08-20 |accessdate=2019-08-30}}</ref>}}
| {{nowrap|{{increase}} US$ 11.08&nbsp;billion (2018) <ref name=2019-report/>}}}}
| operating_income = {{decrease}} US$4.26&nbsp;billion (2024)
| operating_income = {{ubl|{{nowrap|{{decrease}} US$ 2.45&nbsp;billion (2019) <ref name=2019-report/>}}
| net_income = {{decrease}} US$3.83&nbsp;billion (2024)
| {{nowrap|{{increase}} US$ 3.15&nbsp;billion (2018) <ref name=2019-report/>}}}}
| assets = {{decrease}} US$18.7&nbsp;billion (2024)
| net_income = {{ubl|{{nowrap|{{decrease}} US$ 2.19&nbsp;billion (2019) <ref name=2019-report/>}}
| equity = {{increase}} US$8.54&nbsp;billion (2024)
| num_employees = 17,450 (2024)
| {{nowrap|{{increase}} US$ 2.38&nbsp;billion (2018) <ref name=2019-report/>}}}}
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| website = {{url|https://www.lamresearch.com/|lamresearch.com}}
| assets = {{ubl|{{nowrap|{{decrease}} US$ 12.00&nbsp;billion (2019) <ref name=2019-report/>}}
| footnotes = Financials {{as of|2024|06|30|lc=y|df=US}}.<ref name=2024-report>{{cite web |url=https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/707549/000070754924000106/lrcx-20240630.htm |title=Lam Research Corporation FY 2024 Annual Report (Form 10-K) |date=29 August 2024 |publisher=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]]}}</ref>
| {{nowrap|{{increase}} US$ 12.48&nbsp;billion (2018) <ref name=2019-report/>}}}}
| equity = {{ubl|{{nowrap|{{decrease}} US$ 4.67&nbsp;billion (2019) <ref name=2019-report/>}}
| {{nowrap|{{increase}} US$ 6.50&nbsp;billion (2018) <ref name=2019-report/>}}}}
| num_employees = 10,700 (August 2019)<ref name=2019-report/>
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| homepage = {{URL|www.lamresearch.com}}
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'''Lam Research Corporation''' is an American corporation that engages in the design, manufacture, marketing, and service of [[semiconductor]] processing equipment used in the [[Semiconductor device fabrication|fabrication of integrated circuits]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot_article.asp?ticker=LRCX |title=LAM RESEARCH CORP (LRCX:NASDAQ GS): Company Description - Bloomberg|work=bloomberg.com |date= |accessdate=2016-05-19}}</ref> Its products are used primarily in front-end wafer processing, which involves the steps that create the active components of semiconductor devices (transistors, capacitors) and their wiring (interconnects). The company also builds equipment for back-end [[wafer-level packaging]] (WLP), and for related manufacturing markets such as for [[microelectromechanical systems]] (MEMS).
'''Lam Research Corporation''' is an American supplier of [[wafer fabrication|wafer-fabrication]] equipment and related services to the [[semiconductor]] industry.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot_article.asp?ticker=LRCX |title=LAM RESEARCH CORP (LRCX:NASDAQ GS): Company Description |publisher=Bloomberg L.P. |access-date=19 May 2016}}</ref> Its products are used primarily in front-end wafer processing, which involves the steps that create the active components of semiconductor devices (transistors, capacitors) and their wiring (interconnects). The company also builds equipment for back-end [[wafer-level packaging]] (WLP) and for related manufacturing markets such as for [[microelectromechanical systems]] (MEMS).


Lam Research was founded in 1980 by [[David K. Lam|Dr. David K. Lam]] and is headquartered in Fremont, California, in the [[Silicon Valley]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/companies/lam-research/|title=Lam Research on the Forbes America's Largest Public Companies List|work=Forbes|access-date=2018-05-10|language=en}}</ref> As of 2018, it was the second largest manufacturer in the Bay Area, after Tesla.<ref>[https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/subscriber-only/2018/08/10/largest-manufacturers-in-the-greater.html]</ref>
Lam Research was founded in 1980 by [[David K. Lam]] and is headquartered in [[Fremont, California]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/companies/lam-research/|title=Lam Research on the Forbes America's Largest Public Companies List|work=Forbes|access-date=10 May 2018|language=en}}</ref> As of 2023, it was the third largest manufacturer in the [[San Francisco Bay Area|Bay Area]], after [[Tesla, Inc.|Tesla]] and [[Intuitive Surgical]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Largest Manufacturers in the Greater Bay Area |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/subscriber-only/2023/10/13/largest-manufacturers-in-the-greater-bay-area.html |access-date=30 March 2024 |work=San Francisco Business Times |date=13 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Allen |first=Gregory C. |date=November 26, 2024 |title=The True Impact of Allied Export Controls on the U.S. and Chinese Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Industries |url=https://www.csis.org/analysis/true-impact-allied-export-controls-us-and-chinese-semiconductor-manufacturing-equipment |website=Center for Strategic and International Studies}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Lam Research was founded in 1980 by David K. Lam, a Chinese-born engineer who had previously worked at [[Xerox]], [[Hewlett-Packard]], and [[Texas Instruments]].<ref name=semi>{{cite web |url= https://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/access/text/2012/05/102746352-05-01-acc.pdf |title=Oral History: David K. Lam |publisher=Computer History Museum
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|date=21 January 2004 |access-date=9 August 2023}}</ref> It was while he was at Hewlett Packard that he saw the need for better plasma etching equipment, to keep up with the rapid miniaturization of semiconductor wafers.<ref name=semi/> He credited [[Bob Noyce]], founder of [[Intel]], for assisting him in getting funding by ensuring his business plan made sense.<ref name=semi />


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In 1981, the company introduced its first product, the AutoEtch 480, an automated polysilicon plasma etcher. The name AutoEtch was chosen to convey that the etcher was automated, while the 80 in 480 came from 1980, the year the company was founded.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://silicongenesis.stanford.edu/transcripts/SEMI/lam.htm|title=SEMI Oral History Interview|publisher=stanford.edu|date=24 July 2007|access-date=12 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111154451/http://silicongenesis.stanford.edu/transcripts/SEMI/lam.htm|archive-date=11 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The first system was sold in January 1982.<ref name=10k-1996>{{cite web|url=http://investor.lamresearch.com/secfiling.cfm?filingid=912057-96-20899&cik=|title=Lam Research Corporation – 10-K|publisher=lamresearch.com |date=18 September 1996 |access-date=12 May 2016}}</ref> In 1982, Roger Emerick was appointed CEO.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=602950&privcapId=336648 |title=Executive Profile – Roger D. Emerick |publisher=Bloomberg L.P. |access-date=2 June 2016}}</ref>
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Lam Research was founded in 1980 by David K. Lam, a Chinese-born engineer who had previously worked at [[Xerox]], [[Hewlett-Packard]] and [[Texas Instruments]].<ref name=semi>{{cite web |url= http://www.semi.org/en/About/P034568 |title=Oral History: David K. Lam &#124; SEMI.ORG|work=semi.org |year=2011 |accessdate=9 August 2011}}</ref> It was while he was at Hewlett Packard that he saw the need for better plasma etching equipment, to keep up with the rapid miniaturization of semiconductor wafers.<ref name=semi/> He credited [[Bob Noyce]], founder of [[Intel]], for assisting him in getting funding by ensuring his business plan made sense.


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In May 1984, the company issued an [[initial public offering]] and was listed on [[Nasdaq]] under the symbol LRCX.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.inc.com/magazine/19840801/2054.html| title=Small Company Initial Public Offerings: May 1984| date=August 1984| publisher=[[Inc. (magazine)|Inc.]]| access-date=10 March 2022}}</ref> In 1985, David Lam left the company to join Link Technologies, which eventually was bought by Wyse<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BGi-jgk0bNIC&q=wyse+link+technologies&pg=PT67|title=PCs Trigger New Response |work=Computerworld|date=11 January 1988 |access-date=12 May 2016}}</ref> and is now [[Dell Wyse]].<ref name=funding/> In the mid-1980s, Lam Research continued its global expansion, concentrating on Taiwan and also opening customer support centers throughout Europe, the United States and Japan.<ref name=funding>{{cite web|url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/lam-research-corporation-history/|title=Lam Research Corporation History|publisher=fundinguniverse.com |access-date=12 May 2016}}</ref>
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In 1981, the company introduced its first product, the AutoEtch 480, an automated polysilicon plasma etcher. The name AutoEtch was chosen to convey that the etcher was automated, while the 80 in 480 came from 1980, the year the company was founded.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://silicongenesis.stanford.edu/transcripts/SEMI/lam.htm|title=SEMI Oral History Interview |publisher=stanford.edu |date=2007-07-24 |accessdate=2016-05-12}}</ref> The first system was sold in January 1982.<ref name=10k-1996>{{cite web|url=http://investor.lamresearch.com/secfiling.cfm?filingid=912057-96-20899&cik=|title=Lam Research Corporation - 10-K|publisher=lamresearch.com |date=1996-09-18 |accessdate=2016-05-12}}</ref> In 1982, Roger Emerick was appointed CEO.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=602950&privcapId=336648 |title=Executive Profile - Roger D. Emerick |publisher=bloomberg.com |date= |accessdate=2016-06-02}}</ref>


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By the early 1990s, the company had a presence in China, Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan.<ref name=funding/> In March 1997, the company purchased OnTrak Systems Inc., a chip equipment manufacturer that specialized in [[chemical-mechanical planarization]] (CMP) cleaning, for $225 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-03-25-fi-41795-story.html|title=Lam Research Agrees to Acquire OnTrak|work=Los Angeles Times |date=25 March 1997|access-date=12 May 2016}}</ref> CMP cleaning is a hybrid process to smooth surfaces using both etching and mechanical polishing. In August 1997, the company named OnTrak's CEO Jim Bagley as its CEO.<ref name=funding/><ref name=bloomberg>{{cite web |url= https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=179987&privcapId=30655 |title=lam research corp (LRCX:NASDAQ GS)|publisher=Bloomberg L.P.|access-date=12 May 2016}}</ref> In 1998, Bagley was named chairman of the board.<ref name=bloomberg/>
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In May 1984, the company issued an IPO and was listed on NASDAQ, with the symbol LRCX.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crunchbase.com/ipo/322adcebf99b74d69a712ca1bdf7a231|title=Lam Research |publisher=crunchbase.com |date=1984-05-11 |accessdate=2016-05-12}}</ref> In 1985, David Lam left the company to join Link Technologies, which eventually was bought by Wyse<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BGi-jgk0bNIC&pg=PT67&lpg=PT67&dq=wyse+link+technologies&source=bl&ots=S0jIiPx7Su&sig=F54EFfA4cAjGlwth530Jw9l20iI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjUks_U7tXMAhUL4YMKHbYiDaYQ6AEIRjAH#v=onepage&q=wyse%20link%20technologies&f=false|title=PCs Trigger New Response |publisher=Computerworld|date=1988-01-11 |accessdate=2016-05-12}}</ref> and is now [[Dell Wyse]].<ref name=funding/> In the mid-1980s, Lam Research continued its global expansion, concentrating on Taiwan and also opening customer support centers throughout Europe, the United States and Japan.<ref name=funding>{{cite web|url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/lam-research-corporation-history/|title=Lam Research Corporation History|publisher=fundinguniverse.com |date= |accessdate=2016-05-12}}</ref>


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In 2005, Steve Newberry was appointed as CEO.<ref name=eetimes1>{{cite web|url=http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1260194 |title=Lam's Newberry to resign CEO post |publisher=eetimes.com |date=8 September 2011 |access-date=3 June 2016}}</ref> In 2006, Lam Research acquired Bullen Semiconductor, now Silfex, Inc.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=61165478|title=Company Overview of Silfex, Inc. |publisher=Bloomberg L.P.|access-date=3 June 2016}}</ref> In 2008, Lam Research acquired SEZ AG,<ref name=eetimes2>{{cite web|url=http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1167601|title=Lam buys SEZ for $568 million |publisher=eetimes.com |date=11 December 2007 |access-date=3 June 2016}}</ref> now Lam Research AG.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecsel-austria.net/lam-research-ag.html|title=LAM Research AG |publisher=ecsel-austria.net |access-date=3 June 2016}}</ref> In 2011, Lam Research agreed to buy [[San Jose, California]] chip equipment manufacturer [[Novellus Systems]], for $3.3 billion.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2011-12-14/lam-research-agrees-to-acquire-novellus-systems-in-3-3-billion-stock-deal|title=Lam Research Agrees to Buy Novellus Systems for $3.3 Billion|publisher=Bloomberg L.P.|date=15 December 2011 |access-date=12 May 2016}}</ref> The deal was completed in June 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.streetinsider.com/Mergers+and+Acquisitions/Lam+Research+%28LRCX%29+Completes+Acquisition+of+Novellus+Systems+%28NVLS%29/7491859.html|title=Lam Research (LRCX) Completes Acquisition of Novellus Systems (NVLS)|work=streetinsider.com|date=4 June 2012 |access-date=12 May 2016}}</ref> In 2012, Martin Anstice was appointed as CEO.<ref name = eetimes1/> In October 2015, Lam Research announced plans to buy [[Milpitas, California]]–based [[wafer (electronics)|wafer]] inspection equipment vendor [[KLA-Tencor]] for $10.6bn, in what was viewed as a semiconductor industry consolidation move.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/semiconductor-firm-lam-research-to-buy-kla-tencor-1445419669 | title=Lam Buys KLA-Tencor as Chip-Sector Deals Mount|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=21 October 2015|access-date=13 May 2016}}</ref> In June 2016, it was announced that Lam Research had joined the [[Fortune 500|''Fortune'' 500]] for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fortune.com/2016/06/06/fortune-500-companies-making-debuts/ |title=Here Are The 15 New Companies Joining The Fortune 500|work=Fortune |date=6 June 2016 |access-date=7 June 2016}}</ref> In October 2016, the company announced it had terminated its offer for KLA-Tencor amidst concerns that the deal would not meet regulatory approval from the [[U.S. Department of Justice]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kla-tencor-m-a-lam-research-idUSKCN1252OL |title=Chip equipment maker Lam Research calls off KLA-Tencor deal|work=Reuters |date=5 October 2016|access-date=6 October 2016}}</ref> over antitrust concerns.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Mattioli| first1=Dana |last2=Benoit| first2=David|date=19 January 2017| title=Activist Investor Presses Rudolph Technologies, Nanometrics to Merge| work=The Wall Street Journal| location =New York | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/activist-investor-presses-rudolph-technologies-nanometrics-to-merge-1484841818|access-date =23 January 2017}}</ref>
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By the early 1990s, the company had a presence in China, Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan.<ref name=funding/> In March 1997, the company purchased OnTrak Systems Inc., a chip equipment manufacturer that specialized in [[chemical-mechanical planarization]] (CMP) cleaning, for $225 Million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1997-03-25/business/fi-41795_1_lam-research|title=Lam Research Agrees to Acquire OnTrak|publisher=latimes.com |date=1997-03-25|accessdate=2016-05-12}}</ref> CMP cleaning is a hybrid process to smooth surfaces using both etching and mechanical polishing. In August 1997, the company named OnTrak's CEO Jim Bagley as its CEO.<ref name=funding/><ref name=bloomberg>{{cite web |url= https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=179987&privcapId=30655 |title=lam research corp (LRCX:NASDAQ GS)|work=bloomberg.com|date= |accessdate=2016-05-12}}</ref> In 1998, Bagley was named chairman of the board.<ref name=bloomberg/>


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In September 2017, the company announced the acquisition of [[Cary, North Carolina]]–based chip simulation firm Coventor. The company's software reportedly would allow Lam to reduce the time to market for its new chips.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1332234|title=Lam Buys Simulation Software Firm Coventor |website=eetimes.com |date=1 September 2017 |access-date=8 June 2018}}</ref> In November, the company launched Lam Research Capital (Lam Capital), a venture capital group chartered to invest in companies.<ref name=semieng>{{cite web|url=https://semiengineering.com/the-week-in-review-manufacturing-181/|title=The Week In Review: Manufacturing |website=semiengineering.com |date=17 November 2017 |access-date=8 June 2018}}</ref>
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In 2005, Steve Newberry was appointed as CEO.<ref name=eetimes1>{{cite web|url=http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1260194 |title=Lam's Newberry to resign CEO post |publisher=eetimes.com |date=2011-09-08 |accessdate=2016-06-03}}</ref> In 2006, Lam Research acquired Bullen Semiconductor, now Silfex, Inc.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=61165478|title=Company Overview of Silfex, Inc. |publisher=bloomberg.com|date= |accessdate=2016-06-03}}</ref> In 2008, Lam Research acquired SEZ AG,<ref name=eetimes2>{{cite web|url=http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1167601|title=Lam buys SEZ for $568 million |publisher=eetimes.com |date=2007-12-11 |accessdate=2016-06-03}}</ref> now Lam Research AG.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecsel-austria.net/lam-research-ag.html|title=LAM Research AG |publisher=ecsel-austria.net |date= |accessdate=2016-06-03}}</ref> In 2011, Lam Research agreed to buy [[San Jose, California]] chip equipment manufacturer [[Novellus Systems]], for $3.3B.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2011-12-14/lam-research-agrees-to-acquire-novellus-systems-in-3-3-billion-stock-deal|title=Lam Research Agrees to Buy Novellus Systems for $3.3 Billion|work=bloomberg.com|date=2011-12-15 |accessdate=2016-05-12}}</ref> The deal was completed in June 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.streetinsider.com/Mergers+and+Acquisitions/Lam+Research+%28LRCX%29+Completes+Acquisition+of+Novellus+Systems+%28NVLS%29/7491859.html|title=Lam Research (LRCX) Completes Acquisition of Novellus Systems (NVLS)|work=streetinsider.com|date=2012-06-04 |accessdate=2016-05-12}}</ref> In 2012, Martin Anstice was appointed as CEO.<ref name = eetimes1/> In October 2015, Lam Research announced plans to buy [[Milpitas, California]]-based [[wafer (electronics)|wafer]] inspection equipment vendor [[KLA-Tencor]] for $10.6B, in what was viewed as a semiconductor industry consolidation move.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/semiconductor-firm-lam-research-to-buy-kla-tencor-1445419669 | title=Lam Buys KLA-Tencor as Chip-Sector Deals Mount|work=WSJ.com|date=2015-10-21|accessdate=2016-05-13}}</ref> In June 2016, it was announced that Lam Research had joined the [[Fortune 500]] for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fortune.com/2016/06/06/fortune-500-companies-making-debuts/ |title=Here Are The 15 New Companies Joining The Fortune 500|publisher=fortune.com |date=2016-06-06 |accessdate=2016-06-07}}</ref> In October 2016, the company announced it had terminated its offer for KLA-Tencor amidst concerns that the deal would not meet regulatory approval from the U.S. Department of Justice<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kla-tencor-m-a-lam-research-idUSKCN1252OL |title=Chip equipment maker Lam Research calls off KLA-Tencor deal|publisher=reuters.com |date=2016-10-05|accessdate=2016-10-06}}</ref> over antitrust concerns.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Mattioli| first1=Dana |last2=Benoit| first2=David|date=January 19, 2017| title=Activist Investor Presses Rudolph Technologies, Nanometrics to Merge| publisher=The Wall Street Journal| publication-place =New York | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/activist-investor-presses-rudolph-technologies-nanometrics-to-merge-1484841818|accessdate =January 23, 2017}}</ref>


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In January 2018, the company announced that COO Tim Archer was being promoted to president, and CEO Martin Anstice remained in the CEO role.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/brief-lam-research-promotes-tim-archer-t/brief-lam-research-promotes-tim-archer-to-president-idUSASB0C26Y|title=BRIEF-Lam Research Promotes Tim Archer To President |work=Reuters |date=24 January 2018 |access-date=8 June 2018}}</ref>
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In September 2017, the company announced the acquisition of [[Cary, North Carolina]]-based chip simulation firm Coventor. The company's software reportedly would allow Lam to reduce the time to market for its new chips.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1332234|title=Lam Buys Simulation Software Firm Coventor |website=eetimes.com |date=2017-09-01 |accessdate=2018-06-08}}</ref> In November, the company launched Lam Research Capital (Lam Capital), a venture capital group chartered to invest in companies.<ref name=semieng>{{cite web|url=https://semiengineering.com/the-week-in-review-manufacturing-181/|title=The Week In Review: Manufacturing |website=semiengineering.com |date=2017-11-17 |accessdate=2018-06-08}}</ref>


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In December 2018, Martin Anstice resigned as CEO due to allegations of personal misconduct, and the Board of Directors of Lam Research named Tim Archer as president and chief executive officer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://investor.lamresearch.com/news-releases/news-release-details/lam-research-corporation-announces-martin-anstice-resigns-chief|title = Lam Research Corporation Announces Martin Anstice Resigns as Chief Executive Officer; Tim Archer Appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer &#124; Lam Research Corporation}}</ref> Archer was also appointed to the Board of Directors of Lam Research.
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In January 2018, the company announced that COO Tim Archer was being promoted to president, and CEO Martin Anstice was remaining in the CEO role.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/brief-lam-research-promotes-tim-archer-t/brief-lam-research-promotes-tim-archer-to-president-idUSASB0C26Y|title=BRIEF-Lam Research Promotes Tim Archer To President |website=reuters.com |date=2018-01-24 |accessdate=2018-06-08}}</ref>


In August 2021, Lam opened a manufacturing facility in [[Batu Kawan]], [[Malaysia]] to meet the growing demand for wafer fabrication equipment and to work more closely with key customers and [[supply chain]] partners.<ref>{{cite news |last=PRNewswire |first=Staff Writer |title=Lam Research Strengthens Global Manufacturing Network by Opening Its Largest Manufacturing Facility in Malaysia |work=Yahoo Finance |publisher=PRNewswire |date=2021-08-04 }}</ref>
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In December 2018, Martin Anstice resigned as CEO due to allegations of personal misconduct and the Board of Directors of Lam Research named Tim Archer as president and chief executive officer.<ref>https://investor.lamresearch.com/news-releases/news-release-details/lam-research-corporation-announces-martin-anstice-resigns-chief</ref> Archer was also appointed to the Board of Directors of Lam Research. Prior to this appointment, Archer was the company's president and chief operating officer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/lam-research-ceo-martin-anstice-resigns-1027784748 |title=Lam Research CEO Martin Anstice Resigns |website=businessinsider.com |date=2018-05-12 |accessdate=2018-12-06}}</ref>

On 15 September 2022, Lam Research established a new '''India Center for Engineering''' in [[Bengaluru]]. This center will be utilized for engineering, testing, and research and development of wafer manufacturing hardware and software, which are used to create memory components including [[DRAM]], [[NAND flash|NAND]], and logic technologies.This is Lam's second R&D lab and third Indian facility. It will assist the company's worldwide production operations with hardware and software. The new facility will lessen the Indian engineers' dependency on their US counterparts by enabling them to finish designs domestically and shift the bulk of Lam's international activities to India.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ahaskar |first=Abhijit |date=16 August 2022 |title=US chip equipment maker Lam Research to open its 2nd R&D centre in India in Sep |url=https://www.livemint.com/technology/tech-news/us-chip-equipment-maker-lam-research-to-open-its-2nd-r-d-centre-in-india-in-sep-11660589286753.html |access-date=11 September 2024 |website=mint}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ahaskar |first=Abhijit |date=15 September 2022 |title=Lam Research opens Centre for Engineering in Bengaluru for R&D in wafer fabrication hardware, software |url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/lam-research-opens-centre-for-engineering-in-bengaluru-for-rd-11663240373520.html |access-date=11 September 2024 |website=mint}}</ref>

In November 2022, it was announced Lam had acquired the [[Salzburg]]-headquartered, wet processing semiconductor equipment provider, Semsysco GmbH.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Evertiq - Lam Research acquires SEMSYSCO |url=https://evertiq.com/design/52828 |access-date=2022-11-16 |website=evertiq.com |language=en}}</ref> That same month, Lam also acquired the [[Texas]]-based plasma simulation company, Esgee Technologies, Inc.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-23 |title=Reynolds Advisory Partners Acts as Exclusive Financial Advisor to Esgee Technologies on Its Sale to Lam Research |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230123005713/en/Reynolds-Advisory-Partners-Acts-as-Exclusive-Financial-Advisor-to-Esgee-Technologies-on-Its-Sale-to-Lam-Research |access-date=2023-02-18 |website=www.businesswire.com |language=en}}</ref>


==Products==
==Products==
[[File:Bagmane Tech Park, Bangalore (2024) 61.jpg|thumb|right|Lam Research facility in [[Bagmane Tech Park]], [[Bangalore]] (2024)]]
Lam Research designs and builds products for semiconductor manufacturing, including equipment for [[thin film deposition]], [[plasma etch]], [[Photoresist#Applications|photoresist strip]], and [[Wafer (electronics)#Cleaning.2C texturing and etching|wafer cleaning]] processes. Repeated throughout semiconductor manufacturing, these technologies help create transistors, interconnects, advanced memory, and packaging structures. They are also used for applications in related markets like [[microelectromechanical systems]] (MEMS) and [[light-emitting diode]]s (LEDs).<ref name=2019-report/>
Lam Research designs and builds products for semiconductor manufacturing, including equipment for [[thin film deposition]], [[plasma etch]], [[Photoresist#Applications|photoresist strip]], and [[Wafer (electronics)#Cleaning, texturing and etching|wafer cleaning]] processes. Throughout semiconductor manufacturing, these technologies help create transistors, interconnects, advanced memory, and packaging structures. They are also used for applications in related markets like [[microelectromechanical systems]] (MEMS) and [[light-emitting diode]]s (LEDs).<ref name=2023-report>{{cite web |url=https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000707549/000070754923000102/lrcx-20230625.htm |title=Lam Research Corporation FY2023 Annual Report (Form 10-K) |date=15 August 2023 |publisher=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]]}}</ref>


===Thin film deposition===
===Thin film deposition===
Lam's thin film deposition systems lay down the sub-microscopic layers of conducting (metal) or insulating (dielectric) materials that make up an integrated circuit. The processes require uniformity at the [[nanoscale]] level.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://semiengineering.com/the-week-in-review-manufacturing-18/ | title=The Week In Review: Manufacturing |work=semiengineering.com|date=2014-04-11|accessdate=2016-05-19}}</ref>
Lam's thin film deposition systems lay down the sub-microscopic layers of conducting (metal) or insulating (dielectric) materials that make up an integrated circuit. The processes require uniformity at the [[Nanoscopic scale|nanoscale]] level.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://semiengineering.com/the-week-in-review-manufacturing-18/ | title=The Week In Review: Manufacturing |work=semiengineering.com|date=11 April 2014|access-date=19 May 2016}}</ref>


The company employs [[Electroplating|electrochemical deposition]] (ECD) and [[chemical vapor deposition]] (CVD) technologies to form copper and other metal films for conducting structures.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fabtech.org/news/_a/tool_order_novellus_ships_300th_sabre_ecd_system/ |title=Tool Order: Novellus ships 300th SABRE ECD system |publisher=fabtech.com |date=2008-09-23 |accessdate=2016-05-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://semiengineering.com/dealing-with-atoms/|title=Dealing With Atoms|work=semiengineering.com| date=2015-07-13| accessdate=2016-05-19}}</ref> [[Atomic layer deposition]] (ALD) is also used for tungsten metal films in features like [[Ohmic contact|contacts]] and plugs, which are vertical connections between metal lines in multilevel interconnect chip designs.
The company employs [[Electroplating|electrochemical deposition]] (ECD) and [[chemical vapor deposition]] (CVD) technologies to form copper and other metal films for conducting structures.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fabtech.org/news/_a/tool_order_novellus_ships_300th_sabre_ecd_system/ |title=Tool Order: Novellus ships 300th SABRE ECD system |publisher=fabtech.com |date=23 September 2008 |access-date=13 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://semiengineering.com/dealing-with-atoms/|title=Dealing With Atoms|work=semiengineering.com| date=13 July 2015| access-date=19 May 2016}}</ref> [[Atomic layer deposition]] (ALD) is also used<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2024-06-11 |date=2020-11-20 |title=ALD Technology Fills Taller Memory |publisher=eetimes.com |url=https://www.eetimes.com/ald-technology-fills-taller-memory/}}</ref> for tungsten metal films in features like [[Ohmic contact|contacts]] and plugs, which are vertical connections between metal lines in multilevel interconnect chip designs.


Plasma-enhanced (PE) CVD and ALD technologies create [[dielectric]] films for a wide range of insulating parts. For gapfill processes, which require depositing dielectric material into narrow spaces, Lam uses high-density plasma (HDP) CVD technology. PECVD and ALD are also used to form [[hardmask]]s, layers which can be removed to improve circuit patterning processes.
Plasma-enhanced (PE) CVD and ALD technologies create [[dielectric]] films for a wide range of insulating parts. For gapfill processes, which require depositing dielectric material into narrow spaces, Lam uses high-density plasma (HDP) CVD technology.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2024-06-11 |date= |title=Method of high density plasma CVD gap-filling |publisher=freepatentsonline.com |url=https://www.freepatentsonline.com/6106678.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=2024-06-11 |date=1996-05-14 |title=Application of Plasma Charging Probe to Production HDP CVD Tool |publisher=ieeexplore.org |url=https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/715205}}</ref> PECVD and ALD are also used to form [[hardmask]]s, layers that can be removed to improve circuit patterning processes.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2024-06-11 |date=2015-02-03 |title=Methods for decreasing carbon-hydrogen content of amorphous carbon hardmask films |publisher=patents.justia.com |url=https://patents.justia.com/patent/9928994}}</ref>


===Plasma etch===
===Plasma etch===
Lam Research uses proprietary technology in its equipment for plasma etch,<ref name=semimd>{{cite web | url=http://semimd.com/blog/2014/08/04/atomic-layer-etch-now-in-fab-evaluations/ | title=Atomic Layer Etch now in Fab Evaluations |work=semimd.com|date=2014-08-04|accessdate=2016-06-03}}</ref> the process of selectively removing materials from the surface of a wafer in order to create the semiconductor device's features and patterns. The equipment helps chip manufacturers carve small features such as those needed for the latest multiple patterning sequences, transistors, and advanced memory structures, which involve increasingly complex [[Thermodynamics of nanostructures#Thin films|film stacks]] and ever [[Dry etching#High aspect ratio structures|higher aspect ratio structures]].
Lam Research uses proprietary technology in its equipment for plasma etch,<ref name=semimd>{{cite web|url=http://semimd.com/blog/2014/08/04/atomic-layer-etch-now-in-fab-evaluations/|title=Atomic Layer Etch now in Fab Evaluations|work=semimd.com|date=4 August 2014|access-date=3 June 2016|archive-date=15 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170715234646/http://semimd.com/blog/2014/08/04/atomic-layer-etch-now-in-fab-evaluations/|url-status=dead}}</ref> the process of selectively removing materials from the surface of a wafer to create the semiconductor device's features and patterns. The equipment helps chip manufacturers carve small parts such as those needed for the latest multiple patterning sequences, transistors, and advanced memory structures, which involve increasingly complex [[Thermal transport in nanostructures#Thin films|film stacks]] and ever [[Dry etching#High aspect ratio structures|higher aspect ratio structures]].


The company uses [[Reactive-ion etching|reactive ion etch]] (RIE) and [[atomic layer etching]] (ALE) to shape a variety of conductive and dielectric features.<ref name=semimd/> The company’s [[Deep reactive-ion etching|deep RIE]] technologies help create structures for applications like MEMS and [[through-silicon via]]s (TSVs).
The company uses [[Reactive-ion etching|reactive ion etch]] (RIE) and [[atomic layer etching]] (ALE) to shape a variety of conductive and dielectric features.<ref name=semimd/> The company's [[Deep reactive-ion etching|deep RIE]] technologies help create structures for applications like MEMS and [[through-silicon via]]s (TSVs).


===Photoresist strip===
===Photoresist strip===
Lam’s dry strip systems use plasma technology to selectively remove the photoresist mask following a range of front-end wafer processing and advanced packaging applications.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.google.com/patents/US8058178| title=Photoresist strip method for low-k dielectrics US 8058178 B1 |work=google.com|date=2011-11-15|accessdate=2016-06-03}}</ref>
Lam's dry strip systems use plasma technology to selectively remove the photoresist mask following a range of front-end wafer processing and advanced packaging applications.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US8058178| title=Photoresist strip method for low-k dielectrics US 8058178 B1 |date=15 November 2011|access-date=3 June 2016}}</ref>


===Wafer cleaning===
===Wafer cleaning===
Lam Research's wet spin clean and plasma-based bevel clean products remove particles, residues, and films from the wafer surface before or after adjacent processes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://electroiq.com/blog/2007/12/etchclean-lam-research-widening-scope-with-sez-buy/ |title=Etch+clean: Lam Research widening scope with SEZ buy |publisher=electroiq.com |date=2007-12-11 |accessdate=2016-06-03}}</ref>
Lam Research's wet spin clean and plasma-based bevel clean products remove particles, residues, and films from the wafer surface before or after adjacent processes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://electroiq.com/blog/2007/12/etchclean-lam-research-widening-scope-with-sez-buy/ |title=Etch+clean: Lam Research widening scope with SEZ buy |publisher=electroiq.com |date=11 December 2007 |access-date=3 June 2016}}</ref>

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The company’s spin wet clean technology is used between chip-processing steps to remove yield-limiting residues and defects. Lam’s [[Bevel#Semiconductor wafers|bevel]] clean technology directs a plasma at the very edge of the wafer to clean unwanted particles, residues, and films. If not removed, these materials can impact yield if they flake off and re-deposit on the device area during subsequent manufacturing steps.


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The company's spin wet clean technology is used between chip-processing steps to remove yield-limiting residues and defects. Lam's [[Bevel#Semiconductor wafers|bevel]] clean technology directs a plasma at the very edge of the wafer to clean unwanted particles, residues, and films. If not removed, these materials can impact yield if they flake off and re-deposit on the device area during subsequent manufacturing steps.
==Lam Capital==
The company's Lam Capital investment group invests in semiconductor-related businesses, including those in the fields of life sciences and industrial automation.<ref name=semieng/>


==Customers==
==See also==
* [[Applied Materials]]
The company markets its products and services primarily to companies involved in the production of semiconductors in the United States, Europe and Asia.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=lrcx | title=Lam Research Corporation (LRCX)|work=yahoo.com|date= |accessdate=2016-05-19}}</ref>


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==Facilities==
Lam has manufacturing facilities in the United States, Austria, and Korea and sales and services offices throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.lamresearch.com/company/contacts-offices | title=Lam Research Corporation locations|work=lamresearch.com|date= |accessdate=2016-06-03}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Lam Research Corporation
Company typePublic
IndustrySemiconductors
Founded1980; 45 years ago (1980)
FounderDavid K. Lam
HeadquartersFremont, California, U.S.
Key people
Tim Archer (CEO and president)
Abhi Talwalkar (chairman)
ProductsSemiconductor manufacturing products
RevenueDecrease US$14.9 billion (2024)
Decrease US$4.26 billion (2024)
Decrease US$3.83 billion (2024)
Total assetsDecrease US$18.7 billion (2024)
Total equityIncrease US$8.54 billion (2024)
Number of employees
17,450 (2024)
Websitelamresearch.com
Footnotes / references
Financials as of June 30, 2024.[1]

Lam Research Corporation is an American supplier of wafer-fabrication equipment and related services to the semiconductor industry.[2] Its products are used primarily in front-end wafer processing, which involves the steps that create the active components of semiconductor devices (transistors, capacitors) and their wiring (interconnects). The company also builds equipment for back-end wafer-level packaging (WLP) and for related manufacturing markets such as for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS).

Lam Research was founded in 1980 by David K. Lam and is headquartered in Fremont, California.[3] As of 2023, it was the third largest manufacturer in the Bay Area, after Tesla and Intuitive Surgical.[4][5]

History

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Lam Research was founded in 1980 by David K. Lam, a Chinese-born engineer who had previously worked at Xerox, Hewlett-Packard, and Texas Instruments.[6] It was while he was at Hewlett Packard that he saw the need for better plasma etching equipment, to keep up with the rapid miniaturization of semiconductor wafers.[6] He credited Bob Noyce, founder of Intel, for assisting him in getting funding by ensuring his business plan made sense.[6]

In 1981, the company introduced its first product, the AutoEtch 480, an automated polysilicon plasma etcher. The name AutoEtch was chosen to convey that the etcher was automated, while the 80 in 480 came from 1980, the year the company was founded.[7] The first system was sold in January 1982.[8] In 1982, Roger Emerick was appointed CEO.[9]

In May 1984, the company issued an initial public offering and was listed on Nasdaq under the symbol LRCX.[10] In 1985, David Lam left the company to join Link Technologies, which eventually was bought by Wyse[11] and is now Dell Wyse.[12] In the mid-1980s, Lam Research continued its global expansion, concentrating on Taiwan and also opening customer support centers throughout Europe, the United States and Japan.[12]

By the early 1990s, the company had a presence in China, Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan.[12] In March 1997, the company purchased OnTrak Systems Inc., a chip equipment manufacturer that specialized in chemical-mechanical planarization (CMP) cleaning, for $225 million.[13] CMP cleaning is a hybrid process to smooth surfaces using both etching and mechanical polishing. In August 1997, the company named OnTrak's CEO Jim Bagley as its CEO.[12][14] In 1998, Bagley was named chairman of the board.[14]

In 2005, Steve Newberry was appointed as CEO.[15] In 2006, Lam Research acquired Bullen Semiconductor, now Silfex, Inc.[16] In 2008, Lam Research acquired SEZ AG,[17] now Lam Research AG.[18] In 2011, Lam Research agreed to buy San Jose, California chip equipment manufacturer Novellus Systems, for $3.3 billion.[19] The deal was completed in June 2012.[20] In 2012, Martin Anstice was appointed as CEO.[15] In October 2015, Lam Research announced plans to buy Milpitas, California–based wafer inspection equipment vendor KLA-Tencor for $10.6bn, in what was viewed as a semiconductor industry consolidation move.[21] In June 2016, it was announced that Lam Research had joined the Fortune 500 for the first time.[22] In October 2016, the company announced it had terminated its offer for KLA-Tencor amidst concerns that the deal would not meet regulatory approval from the U.S. Department of Justice[23] over antitrust concerns.[24]

In September 2017, the company announced the acquisition of Cary, North Carolina–based chip simulation firm Coventor. The company's software reportedly would allow Lam to reduce the time to market for its new chips.[25] In November, the company launched Lam Research Capital (Lam Capital), a venture capital group chartered to invest in companies.[26]

In January 2018, the company announced that COO Tim Archer was being promoted to president, and CEO Martin Anstice remained in the CEO role.[27]

In December 2018, Martin Anstice resigned as CEO due to allegations of personal misconduct, and the Board of Directors of Lam Research named Tim Archer as president and chief executive officer.[28] Archer was also appointed to the Board of Directors of Lam Research.

In August 2021, Lam opened a manufacturing facility in Batu Kawan, Malaysia to meet the growing demand for wafer fabrication equipment and to work more closely with key customers and supply chain partners.[29]

On 15 September 2022, Lam Research established a new India Center for Engineering in Bengaluru. This center will be utilized for engineering, testing, and research and development of wafer manufacturing hardware and software, which are used to create memory components including DRAM, NAND, and logic technologies.This is Lam's second R&D lab and third Indian facility. It will assist the company's worldwide production operations with hardware and software. The new facility will lessen the Indian engineers' dependency on their US counterparts by enabling them to finish designs domestically and shift the bulk of Lam's international activities to India.[30][31]

In November 2022, it was announced Lam had acquired the Salzburg-headquartered, wet processing semiconductor equipment provider, Semsysco GmbH.[32] That same month, Lam also acquired the Texas-based plasma simulation company, Esgee Technologies, Inc.[33]

Products

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Lam Research facility in Bagmane Tech Park, Bangalore (2024)

Lam Research designs and builds products for semiconductor manufacturing, including equipment for thin film deposition, plasma etch, photoresist strip, and wafer cleaning processes. Throughout semiconductor manufacturing, these technologies help create transistors, interconnects, advanced memory, and packaging structures. They are also used for applications in related markets like microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and light-emitting diodes (LEDs).[34]

Thin film deposition

[edit]

Lam's thin film deposition systems lay down the sub-microscopic layers of conducting (metal) or insulating (dielectric) materials that make up an integrated circuit. The processes require uniformity at the nanoscale level.[35]

The company employs electrochemical deposition (ECD) and chemical vapor deposition (CVD) technologies to form copper and other metal films for conducting structures.[36][37] Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is also used[38] for tungsten metal films in features like contacts and plugs, which are vertical connections between metal lines in multilevel interconnect chip designs.

Plasma-enhanced (PE) CVD and ALD technologies create dielectric films for a wide range of insulating parts. For gapfill processes, which require depositing dielectric material into narrow spaces, Lam uses high-density plasma (HDP) CVD technology.[39][40] PECVD and ALD are also used to form hardmasks, layers that can be removed to improve circuit patterning processes.[41]

Plasma etch

[edit]

Lam Research uses proprietary technology in its equipment for plasma etch,[42] the process of selectively removing materials from the surface of a wafer to create the semiconductor device's features and patterns. The equipment helps chip manufacturers carve small parts such as those needed for the latest multiple patterning sequences, transistors, and advanced memory structures, which involve increasingly complex film stacks and ever higher aspect ratio structures.

The company uses reactive ion etch (RIE) and atomic layer etching (ALE) to shape a variety of conductive and dielectric features.[42] The company's deep RIE technologies help create structures for applications like MEMS and through-silicon vias (TSVs).

Photoresist strip

[edit]

Lam's dry strip systems use plasma technology to selectively remove the photoresist mask following a range of front-end wafer processing and advanced packaging applications.[43]

Wafer cleaning

[edit]

Lam Research's wet spin clean and plasma-based bevel clean products remove particles, residues, and films from the wafer surface before or after adjacent processes.[44]

The company's spin wet clean technology is used between chip-processing steps to remove yield-limiting residues and defects. Lam's bevel clean technology directs a plasma at the very edge of the wafer to clean unwanted particles, residues, and films. If not removed, these materials can impact yield if they flake off and re-deposit on the device area during subsequent manufacturing steps.

See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lam Research.

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