Applied Materials EPIC Center adds SCREEN as AI packaging R&D partner
Applied Materials deepened its $5B EPIC Center with SCREEN Holdings on May 26, cementing control over advanced semiconductor materials engineering as the bottleneck for AI chip scaling.
U.S. commits $2B to quantum foundries, betting supply chain controls the race
The Department of Commerce awarded $2 billion in CHIPS incentives to nine quantum companies, anchored by IBM's new Anderon foundry, reshaping who can access quantum wafer fabrication globally.