# Lam Research

> Lam Research supplies deposition, etch, cleaning, and related wafer-processing equipment and services to semiconductor manufacturers. Its tools help foundries and memory makers translate increasingly complex chip designs into repeatable production processes.

- **Founded:** 1980
- **Headquarters:** Fremont, United States
- **Founders:** David K. Lam (Founder)
- **Products:** AutoEtch, Akara, ALTUS Halo, Aether, Lam Cryo 3.0
- **Notable:** Introduced AutoEtch in 1981 and listed on Nasdaq in 1984., Completed the Novellus merger in June 2012, expanding thin-film deposition capabilities., Launched Akara conductor etch and ALTUS Halo molybdenum ALD in February 2025.

## Products & services

- **AutoEtch** — First commercial product: automated plasma etch equipment.
- **Akara** — Conductor etch platform using DirectDrive solid-state plasma generation and proprietary pulsing and ion-energy controls.
- **ALTUS Halo** — Atomic layer deposition platform for molybdenum metallization in advanced memory and logic devices.
- **Aether** — Dry resist deposition and development technology for EUV patterning; underlying dry resist technology announced in 2020.
- **Lam Cryo 3.0** — Cryogenic etch technology for high-aspect-ratio structures in 3D NAND.
- **Customer Support Business Group** — Services, spare parts, upgrades, and Reliant new and refurbished equipment for non-leading-edge applications.
- **SABRE** — Electrochemical deposition equipment, including applications in advanced packaging.

## Achievements

- Introduced AutoEtch in 1981 and listed on Nasdaq in 1984.
- Completed the Novellus merger in June 2012, expanding thin-film deposition capabilities.
- Launched Akara conductor etch and ALTUS Halo molybdenum ALD in February 2025.
- Reported US$8.22 billion quarterly revenue in October 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — October 21: reported September-quarter revenue of US$8.22 billion, with systems revenue of US$5.733 billion and customer support-related revenue and other of US$2.487 billion.
- **2026-07** — July 29: reported June-quarter revenue of US$6.72 billion.
- **2026-03** — March 10: announced a five-year IBM collaboration aimed at sub-1nm logic scaling.

## Links

- Website: https://www.lamresearch.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lam-research/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/LamResearch
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LamResearchCorp
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lam_research/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LamResearchCorporation

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