By Anusuya Lahiri
Publication Date: 2026-05-22 09:37:00
Industry Leaders Build Long-Term AI Semiconductor Ecosystem
The five-year initiative combines financial backing and in-kind support to create collaboration across chip design, manufacturing, software, packaging, advanced materials, and cloud infrastructure.
UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk said the partnership positions UCLA to help scale semiconductor innovation while strengthening U.S. economic competitiveness and national security.
Broadcom, Applied Materials Push Co-Innovation Strategy
Broadcom Semiconductor Solutions Group President Charlie Kawwas said the initiative creates a broad semiconductor ecosystem spanning foundries, packaging, equipment, and cloud infrastructure while helping train future engineering talent.
Applied Materials CEO Gary Dickerson said tighter collaboration between academia and industry has become increasingly important as semiconductor complexity and AI development accelerate. He added that the partnership could help accelerate the commercialization of…