Applied Materials and Advantest have formed a partnership to co-innovate semiconductor manufacturing and testing technologies. Advantest will establish a new Innovation Center on Applied Materials' Silicon Valley campus, co-located with Applied’s EPIC Center, to enhance collaboration. This partnership aims to accelerate the development and commercialization of complex chips for AI and high-performance computing by integrating front-end manufacturing with back-end testing. The collaboration is expected to improve production efficiency and speed up bringing new semiconductor designs to market.
REX Shares has filed for the REX AI Chipmaking ETF, targeting the booming $1.3 trillion AI infrastructure sector. The fund tracks the VettaFi AI Chipmaking Index, focusing on companies involved in wafer fabrication equipment, advanced packaging, and ...
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