Chip equipment maker Lam Research plans to invest $3B+ over five years to expand its global R&D network, aiming to increase its experiment capacity by 50%+
THE SO WHAT
Lam Research putting $3B+ into R&D to boost experiment capacity by 50% is a bet that process innovation—not just more fabs—is the next bottleneck. Anyone building on advanced nodes should expect faster iteration in tools and recipes, but also more complexity in qualifying new processes into production.
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