We sat down with Applied Materials leaders including Mukund Srinivasan and Tristan Holtam to learn more about Applied's vision to reimagine the entire R&D process with the new EPIC Center in Silicon Valley. Strategic infrastructure lead Jessup Bordson and Jacobs Engineering's Kris Francois also discuss the unique and first-of-kind features embedded into the DNA of the building to accelerate high velocity collaboration between chipmakers, universities and ecosystem partners alike. Applied Materials’ EPIC Center in Silicon Valley is a next‑generation hub for collaboration and innovation across the semiconductor ecosystem. Designed to accelerate high‑velocity co‑innovation, the center brings together customers, partners, and researchers to tackle the industry’s most complex challenges—from materials engineering and advanced packaging to energy‑efficient computing for AI. Through secure, early‑stage collaboration, the EPIC Center enables rapid learning, faster technology development, and closer alignment between R&D and manufacturing roadmaps. By combining Applied’s deep materials and process expertise with ecosystem partnership, the Silicon Valley EPIC Center helps translate breakthrough ideas into scalable technologies that power the future of semiconductors.

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