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Lam Research expands R&D and reports growth amid AI demand

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Lam Research expands global R&D and breaks ground in Oregon reports growth amid AI demand

Lam Research has initiated its a plan to invest more than $3 billion over the next five years to expand its global research and development lab network. This multi-site expansion, spanning network across the United States, Asia, and Europe, is intended Europe. This expansion aims to increase the company’s experiment capacity by over 50% and accelerate product development cycles. CEO Tim Archer stated the investment is designed to keep pace with the rapid innovation required by the AI era, which demands chips with new architectures and nanoscale precision. The company aims to integrate these laboratories into a 24/7 network to compress development cycles for major memory producers such as Micron Technology, Samsung Electronics, and SK hynix. This integrated network has previously helped shorten process development by up to 2.5 times for customers. As part of this expansion, the company plans to add approximately 200 roles in Singapore, with nearly 90% being engineering and technical positions focused on advanced semiconductor technologies like high-bandwidth memory (HBM), 3D integration, and silicon photonics. In the United States, Lam Research the company has broken ground on a new 120,000-square-foot R&D facility in Tualatin, Oregon. Located in the Silicon Forest, the project will increase cleanroom lab space at the existing Tualatin center by more than 50%. The facility will focus 50%, focusing on advanced logic, memory, and packaging tools, specifically emphasizing HBM tools for high-performance computing and AI workloads. Driven by demand for AI-capable logic and memory chips, Lam Research reported significant growth in fiscal year 2026, with revenue reaching $22.23 billion—a 26% increase—and net profit rising 35.6% to $7.27 billion. Consequently, management has raised its 2026 forecast for global wafer fabrication equipment investment to approximately $140 billion, representing 27% year-over-year growth. In the broader interconnect chip sector, Montage Technology also reported strong results, with revenue increasing 26.7% year-over-year to 3.335 billion yuan. The groundbreaking ceremony included officials company has introduced CXL 3.2 MXC chips to manufacturers including Samsung and leaders from companies such as Intel Corporation SK hynix and Micron Technology. expects to complete engineering sample tape-outs for PCIe Switch chips within the year to support AI acceleration.

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  1. 2026-09-03 11:43 UTC Lam Research expands R&D and reports growth amid AI demand
  2. 2026-08-26 22:39 UTC Lam Research expands global R&D and breaks ground in Oregon
  3. 2026-08-17 01:22 UTC Lam Research global R&D investment expansion

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