# Tim Archer

> Timothy M. Archer is president and CEO of Lam Research, a semiconductor equipment and services company based in Fremont, California. An applied physics graduate of Caltech, he started at Tektronix in 1989, spent 18 years at Novellus, and joined Lam as COO in 2012 before becoming CEO in December 2018. His public work connects semiconductor manufacturing, research collaboration and engineering education.

- **Role:** President and Chief Executive Officer at Lam Research
- **Organizations:** Lam Research, Novellus Systems, Tektronix, SEMI, National GEM Consortium, Johnson Controls International
- **Education:** B.S. in Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology, Program for Management Development (executive education), Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Progressed from semiconductor process development to COO roles at Novellus and Lam, then Lam’s presidency and CEO role., Testified before the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on semiconductor competitiveness and supply chains in March 2022., Served as GEM board chair from 2020 to 2022.

## Career timeline

- **1989** — Earned a Caltech B.S. in applied physics and began at Tektronix developing processes for high-speed bipolar integrated circuits.
- **1994** — Joined Novellus Systems.
- **1999–2001** — Senior director of technology for Novellus Systems Japan.
- **2008–2009** — Executive vice president of Novellus’s PECVD and Electrofill business units.
- **2009–2011** — Led worldwide sales, marketing and customer satisfaction at Novellus.
- **2011** — Became Novellus chief operating officer in January.
- **2012** — Joined Lam as executive vice president and COO in June following its acquisition of Novellus.
- **2018** — Promoted to president and COO in January; became president and CEO and joined Lam’s board in December.
- **2020–2022** — Chaired the National GEM Consortium board.
- **2024** — Joined Johnson Controls International’s board in March.
- **2025** — Caltech announced a nanotechnology teaching laboratory supported by Timothy and Sandra Archer.
- **2026** — Participated in the August groundbreaking for Lam’s new Oregon research laboratory.

## Achievements

- Progressed from semiconductor process development to COO roles at Novellus and Lam, then Lam’s presidency and CEO role.
- Testified before the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on semiconductor competitiveness and supply chains in March 2022.
- Served as GEM board chair from 2020 to 2022.
- With Sandra Archer, supported the Timothy and Sandra Archer Nanotechnology Teaching Laboratory at Caltech.
- Led the Novellus Electrofill business when TSMC recognized the SABRE NExT system with a 2005 Best Product Award; the award was to the system, not a personal award.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Joined Lam colleagues, customers and public officials at the Oregon laboratory groundbreaking on August 26. The planned 120,000-square-foot facility is projected to open in 2028.
- **2026-08** — Discussed Lam’s Oregon expansion and AI infrastructure investment in a Bloomberg Talks interview published August 26.
- **2025-02** — Caltech announced the Timothy and Sandra Archer Nanotechnology Teaching Laboratory on February 19, describing planned undergraduate facilities.

## Links

- Website: https://www.lamresearch.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-archer-b7a9aa3

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