On October 9, 2025, Applied Materials and Arizona State University officially opened the Materials‑to‑Fab Center, a $270 million research, development and prototyping facility located inside ASU’s MacroTechnology Works in Tempe, Arizona.
The ribbon‑cutting ceremony was attended by Applied Materials President Dr. Prabu Raja, ASU President Michael Crow, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs, and other government and industry leaders, underscoring the partnership’s importance to the state’s semiconductor ecosystem.
The center is designed to accelerate the transfer of innovations from ideation to fab prototype by providing Applied Materials’ state‑of‑the‑art semiconductor manufacturing equipment in a collaborative environment that includes startups, government entities, and academic researchers.
The facility supports national priorities such as AI, high‑performance computing, and advanced packaging, and it complements Applied Materials’ EPIC Center in Silicon Valley, positioning the company to drive U.S. leadership in next‑generation chip technology and workforce development.
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