Appliances and Kioxia jointly promote the development of next-generation memory technology

Yingcai joins hands with Kioxia to jointly promote the development of next-generation memory technology. (Reuters)

[Reporter Lin Yiru/Taipei Report] Applied Materials, a major semiconductor materials engineering solutions manufacturer Materials announced today (30th) that flash memory and solid-state drive (SSD) supplier KIOXIA will join Applied Materials' Equipment and Process Innovation and Commercialization (EPIC) Center in Silicon Valley. The two parties will cooperate to develop a new generation of memory technology, covering advanced memory units and structures, multi-chip stacking architecture and materials engineering technology to enhance the memory density and performance required in the AI era.

Application Materials said that the two parties will jointly promote research and development projects through the EPIC center to respond to the challenges faced by the development of new-generation memory technology. The focus of the cooperation includes the development of advanced memory architectures with higher performance and density, as well as new-generation memory multi-chip stacking technology, through chip integration, to increase memory density and performance within a limited size.

In addition, the two parties will also cooperate to develop advanced stacked memory packaging technology to improve the integration and interconnection performance of multi-die memory solutions; and promote material engineering innovation to develop next-generation memory structures while taking into account the feasibility of large-scale manufacturing.

Applied Materials President and CEO Gary Gary Dickerson said that AI infrastructure requires memory solutions with higher density, larger bandwidth and better energy efficiency. Through the EPIC center, the two parties will jointly promote the next generation of memory technology by combining Kioxia's memory technology expertise and Applied Materials' material engineering innovation capabilities.

Hiroo Ota, President and CEO of Kioxia, said that the development of memory technology depends on continuing to break through the boundaries of material and process innovation. The cooperation with Applied Materials demonstrates the mutual commitment of both parties to promote memory innovation, and looks forward to working together to achieve advanced technology breakthroughs at the EPIC Center.

Prabhu., President of Applied Materials Semiconductor Products Business Group. Prabu Raja pointed out that memory is the core of the AI ​​innovation blueprint. Improving memory density while taking into account cost and technical complexity requires continuous breakthroughs in materials, equipment and process technology. Yingcai looks forward to co-innovation with Kioxia at the EPIC Center.

Applied Materials' US$5 billion EPIC center in Silicon Valley will be put into operation this year, with the goal of shortening the commercialization process of breakthrough technologies from early research and development to full-scale mass production. For chip manufacturers, the EPIC Center will provide earlier access to the application materials research and development technology portfolio, accelerate the learning cycle and introduce next-generation technology into mass production.