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Lam Research Corporation is an American supplier of wafer fabrication equipment and related ... "Tool Order: Novellus ships 300th SABRE ECD system". fabtech.com. LamResearch FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Thisisthelatestacceptedrevision,reviewedon21November2021. Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Americansemiconductorequipmentcompany LamResearchCorporationTypePublicTradedasNasdaq: LRCXNASDAQ-100ComponentS&P500ComponentIndustrySemiconductorsFounded1980;41 yearsago (1980)FounderDavidK.LamHeadquartersFremont,California,UnitedStatesKeypeopleTimArcher,CEOandPresidentStephenG.Newberry,ChairmanoftheBoardProductsSemiconductormanufacturingproductsRevenueUS$9.65 billion(2019)[1]US$11.08 billion(2018)[1]OperatingincomeUS$2.45 billion(2019)[1]US$3.15 billion(2018)[1]NetincomeUS$2.19 billion(2019)[1]US$2.38 billion(2018)[1]TotalassetsUS$12.00 billion(2019)[1]US$12.48 billion(2018)[1]TotalequityUS$4.67 billion(2019)[1]US$6.50 billion(2018)[1]Numberofemployees14,100(August2021)[2]Websitewww.lamresearch.com LamResearchCorporationisanAmericansupplierofwaferfabricationequipmentandrelatedservicestothesemiconductorindustry.[3]Itsproductsareusedprimarilyinfront-endwaferprocessing,whichinvolvesthestepsthatcreatetheactivecomponentsofsemiconductordevices(transistors,capacitors)andtheirwiring(interconnects).Thecompanyalsobuildsequipmentforback-endwafer-levelpackaging(WLP),andforrelatedmanufacturingmarketssuchasformicroelectromechanicalsystems(MEMS). LamResearchwasfoundedin1980byDr.DavidK.LamandisheadquarteredinFremont,California,intheSiliconValley.[4]Asof2018,itwasthesecondlargestmanufacturerintheBayArea,afterTesla.[5] Contents 1History 2Products 2.1Thinfilmdeposition 2.2Plasmaetch 2.3Photoresiststrip 2.4Wafercleaning 3LamCapital 4Customers 5Facilities 6References 7Externallinks History[edit] LamResearchwasfoundedin1980byDavidK.Lam,aChinese-bornengineerwhohadpreviouslyworkedatXerox,Hewlett-PackardandTexasInstruments.[6]ItwaswhilehewasatHewlettPackardthathesawtheneedforbetterplasmaetchingequipment,tokeepupwiththerapidminiaturizationofsemiconductorwafers.[6]HecreditedBobNoyce,founderofIntel,forassistinghimingettingfundingbyensuringhisbusinessplanmadesense. In1981,thecompanyintroduceditsfirstproduct,theAutoEtch480,anautomatedpolysiliconplasmaetcher.ThenameAutoEtchwaschosentoconveythattheetcherwasautomated,whilethe80in480camefrom1980,theyearthecompanywasfounded.[7]ThefirstsystemwassoldinJanuary1982.[8]In1982,RogerEmerickwasappointedCEO.[9] InMay1984,thecompanyissuedanIPOandwaslistedonNASDAQ,withthesymbolLRCX.[citationneeded]In1985,DavidLamleftthecompanytojoinLinkTechnologies,whicheventuallywasboughtbyWyse[10]andisnowDellWyse.[11]Inthemid-1980s,LamResearchcontinueditsglobalexpansion,concentratingonTaiwanandalsoopeningcustomersupportcentersthroughoutEurope,theUnitedStatesandJapan.[11] Bytheearly1990s,thecompanyhadapresenceinChina,Korea,Singapore,andTaiwan.[11]InMarch1997,thecompanypurchasedOnTrakSystemsInc.,achipequipmentmanufacturerthatspecializedinchemical-mechanicalplanarization(CMP)cleaning,for$225Million.[12]CMPcleaningisahybridprocesstosmoothsurfacesusingbothetchingandmechanicalpolishing.InAugust1997,thecompanynamedOnTrak'sCEOJimBagleyasitsCEO.[11][13]In1998,Bagleywasnamedchairmanoftheboard.[13] In2005,SteveNewberrywasappointedasCEO.[14]In2006,LamResearchacquiredBullenSemiconductor,nowSilfex,Inc.[15]In2008,LamResearchacquiredSEZAG,[16]nowLamResearchAG.[17]In2011,LamResearchagreedtobuySanJose,CaliforniachipequipmentmanufacturerNovellusSystems,for$3.3B.[18]ThedealwascompletedinJune2012.[19]In2012,MartinAnsticewasappointedasCEO.[14]InOctober2015,LamResearchannouncedplanstobuyMilpitas,California-basedwaferinspectionequipmentvendorKLA-Tencorfor$10.6B,inwhatwasviewedasasemiconductorindustryconsolidationmove.[20]InJune2016,itwasannouncedthatLamResearchhadjoinedtheFortune500forthefirsttime.[21]InOctober2016,thecompanyannouncedithadterminateditsofferforKLA-TencoramidstconcernsthatthedealwouldnotmeetregulatoryapprovalfromtheU.S.DepartmentofJustice[22]overantitrustconcerns.[23] InSeptember2017,thecompanyannouncedtheacquisitionofCary,NorthCarolina-basedchipsimulationfirmCoventor.Thecompany'ssoftwarereportedlywouldallowLamtoreducethetimetomarketforitsnewchips.[24]InNovember,thecompanylaunchedLamResearchCapital(LamCapital),aventurecapitalgroupcharteredtoinvestincompanies.[25] InJanuary2018,thecompanyannouncedthatCOOTimArcherwasbeingpromotedtopresident,andCEOMartinAnsticewasremainingintheCEOrole.[26] InDecember2018,MartinAnsticeresignedasCEOduetoallegationsofpersonalmisconductandtheBoardofDirectorsofLamResearchnamedTimArcheraspresidentandchiefexecutiveofficer.[27]ArcherwasalsoappointedtotheBoardofDirectorsofLamResearch.Priortothisappointment,Archerwasthecompany'spresidentandchiefoperatingofficer.[28] InAugust2021,LamopenedamanufacturingfacilityinBatuKawan,Malaysiatomeetgrowingdemandforwaferfabricationequipmentandtobetoworkmorecloselywithkeycustomersandsupplychainpartners.[29] Products[edit] LamResearchdesignsandbuildsproductsforsemiconductormanufacturing,includingequipmentforthinfilmdeposition,plasmaetch,photoresiststrip,andwafercleaningprocesses.Repeatedthroughoutsemiconductormanufacturing,thesetechnologieshelpcreatetransistors,interconnects,advancedmemory,andpackagingstructures.Theyarealsousedforapplicationsinrelatedmarketslikemicroelectromechanicalsystems(MEMS)andlight-emittingdiodes(LEDs).[1] Thinfilmdeposition[edit] Lam'sthinfilmdepositionsystemslaydownthesub-microscopiclayersofconducting(metal)orinsulating(dielectric)materialsthatmakeupanintegratedcircuit.Theprocessesrequireuniformityatthenanoscalelevel.[30] Thecompanyemployselectrochemicaldeposition(ECD)andchemicalvapordeposition(CVD)technologiestoformcopperandothermetalfilmsforconductingstructures.[31][32]Atomiclayerdeposition(ALD)isalsousedfortungstenmetalfilmsinfeatureslikecontactsandplugs,whichareverticalconnectionsbetweenmetallinesinmultilevelinterconnectchipdesigns. Plasma-enhanced(PE)CVDandALDtechnologiescreatedielectricfilmsforawiderangeofinsulatingparts.Forgapfillprocesses,whichrequiredepositingdielectricmaterialintonarrowspaces,Lamuseshigh-densityplasma(HDP)CVDtechnology.PECVDandALDarealsousedtoformhardmasks,layerswhichcanberemovedtoimprovecircuitpatterningprocesses. Plasmaetch[edit] LamResearchusesproprietarytechnologyinitsequipmentforplasmaetch,[33]theprocessofselectivelyremovingmaterialsfromthesurfaceofawaferinordertocreatethesemiconductordevice'sfeaturesandpatterns.Theequipmenthelpschipmanufacturerscarvesmallfeaturessuchasthoseneededforthelatestmultiplepatterningsequences,transistors,andadvancedmemorystructures,whichinvolveincreasinglycomplexfilmstacksandeverhigheraspectratiostructures. Thecompanyusesreactiveionetch(RIE)andatomiclayeretching(ALE)toshapeavarietyofconductiveanddielectricfeatures.[33]Thecompany'sdeepRIEtechnologieshelpcreatestructuresforapplicationslikeMEMSandthrough-siliconvias(TSVs). Photoresiststrip[edit] Lam'sdrystripsystemsuseplasmatechnologytoselectivelyremovethephotoresistmaskfollowingarangeoffront-endwaferprocessingandadvancedpackagingapplications.[34] Wafercleaning[edit] LamResearch'swetspincleanandplasma-basedbevelcleanproductsremoveparticles,residues,andfilmsfromthewafersurfacebeforeorafteradjacentprocesses.[35] Thecompany'sspinwetcleantechnologyisusedbetweenchip-processingstepstoremoveyield-limitingresiduesanddefects.Lam'sbevelcleantechnologydirectsaplasmaattheveryedgeofthewafertocleanunwantedparticles,residues,andfilms.Ifnotremoved,thesematerialscanimpactyieldiftheyflakeoffandre-depositonthedeviceareaduringsubsequentmanufacturingsteps. LamCapital[edit] Thecompany'sLamCapitalinvestmentgroupinvestsinsemiconductor-relatedbusinesses,includingthoseinthefieldsoflifesciencesandindustrialautomation.[25] Customers[edit] ThecompanymarketsitsproductsandservicesprimarilytocompaniesinvolvedintheproductionofsemiconductorsintheUnitedStates,EuropeandAsia.[36] Lam'ssignificantcustomersincludeIntel;Kioxia;MicronTechnology;SamsungElectronics;SKHynix;TSMC;andYangtzeMemoryTechnologies.[37] Facilities[edit] LamhasmanufacturingfacilitiesintheUnitedStates,Austria,andKoreaandsalesandservicesofficesthroughouttheUnitedStates,Europe,andAsia.[38] References[edit] ^abcdefghijk"LamResearch2019AnnualReport".lamresearch.com.20August2019.Retrieved30August2019. ^Form10-K2020/21 ^"LAMRESEARCHCORP(LRCX:NASDAQGS):CompanyDescription".BloombergL.P.Retrieved19May2016. ^"LamResearchontheForbesAmerica'sLargestPublicCompaniesList".Forbes.Retrieved10May2018. ^https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/subscriber-only/2018/08/10/largest-manufacturers-in-the-greater.html[bareURL] ^ab"OralHistory:DavidK.Lam".SEMI.ORG.2011.Retrieved9August2011. ^"SEMIOralHistoryInterview".stanford.edu.24July2007.Archivedfromtheoriginalon11November2013.Retrieved12May2016. ^"LamResearchCorporation–10-K".lamresearch.com.18September1996.Retrieved12May2016. ^"ExecutiveProfile–RogerD.Emerick".BloombergL.P.Retrieved2June2016. ^"PCsTriggerNewResponse".Computerworld.11January1988.Retrieved12May2016. ^abcd"LamResearchCorporationHistory".fundinguniverse.com.Retrieved12May2016. ^"LamResearchAgreestoAcquireOnTrak".LosAngelesTimes.25March1997.Retrieved12May2016. ^ab"lamresearchcorp(LRCX:NASDAQGS)".BloombergL.P.Retrieved12May2016. ^ab"Lam'sNewberrytoresignCEOpost".eetimes.com.8September2011.Retrieved3June2016. ^"CompanyOverviewofSilfex,Inc".BloombergL.P.Retrieved3June2016. ^"LambuysSEZfor$568million".eetimes.com.11December2007.Retrieved3June2016. ^"LAMResearchAG".ecsel-austria.net.Retrieved3June2016. ^"LamResearchAgreestoBuyNovellusSystemsfor$3.3Billion".BloombergL.P.15December2011.Retrieved12May2016. ^"LamResearch(LRCX)CompletesAcquisitionofNovellusSystems(NVLS)".streetinsider.com.4June2012.Retrieved12May2016. ^"LamBuysKLA-TencorasChip-SectorDealsMount".TheWallStreetJournal.21October2015.Retrieved13May2016. ^"HereAreThe15NewCompaniesJoiningTheFortune500".Fortune.6June2016.Retrieved7June2016. ^"ChipequipmentmakerLamResearchcallsoffKLA-Tencordeal".Reuters.5October2016.Retrieved6October2016. ^Mattioli,Dana;Benoit,David(19January2017)."ActivistInvestorPressesRudolphTechnologies,NanometricstoMerge".TheWallStreetJournal.NewYork.Retrieved23January2017. ^"LamBuysSimulationSoftwareFirmCoventor".eetimes.com.1September2017.Retrieved8June2018. ^ab"TheWeekInReview:Manufacturing".semiengineering.com.17November2017.Retrieved8June2018. ^"BRIEF-LamResearchPromotesTimArcherToPresident".Reuters.24January2018.Retrieved8June2018. ^"LamResearchCorporationAnnouncesMartinAnsticeResignsasChiefExecutiveOfficer;TimArcherAppointedasPresidentandChiefExecutiveOfficer|LamResearchCorporation". ^"LamResearchCEOMartinAnsticeResigns".BusinessInsider.12May2018.Retrieved6December2018. ^PRNewswire,StaffWriter(4August2021)."LamResearchStrengthensGlobalManufacturingNetworkbyOpeningItsLargestManufacturingFacilityinMalaysia".YahooFinance.PRNewswire. ^"TheWeekInReview:Manufacturing".semiengineering.com.11April2014.Retrieved19May2016. ^"ToolOrder:Novellusships300thSABREECDsystem".fabtech.com.23September2008.Retrieved13May2016. ^"DealingWithAtoms".semiengineering.com.13July2015.Retrieved19May2016. ^ab"AtomicLayerEtchnowinFabEvaluations".semimd.com.4August2014.Archivedfromtheoriginalon15July2017.Retrieved3June2016. ^"Photoresiststripmethodforlow-kdielectricsUS8058178B1".15November2011.Retrieved3June2016. ^"Etch+clean:LamResearchwideningscopewithSEZbuy".electroiq.com.11December2007.Retrieved3June2016. ^"LamResearchCorporation(LRCX)".Yahoo!.Retrieved19May2016. ^"LAMRESEARCHCORPORATIONFORM10-K"(PDF).Retrieved29August2021. ^"LamResearchCorporationlocations".lamresearch.com.Retrieved3June2016. 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