10 Sep 2026 Google-Blackstone's TPU neocloud named Crux AI, hires Meta's data center engineering head Alan Duong
11 Mar 2026 Applied Materials and SK Hynix to co-develop next-generation DRAM and HBM at $5bn Silicon Valley R&D facility
12 Feb 2026 Applied Materials reaches $252m settlement with US gov’t over illegal shipments to Chinese chipmaker SMIC
24 Oct 2025 Applied Materials to cut 4% of global workforce as it struggles with revenue loss from China export restrictions
07 Aug 2025 Apple to invest $600bn under its American Manufacturing Program to support US production and secure domestic chip supply chain
28 May 2024 US government extends investigation into Applied Materials for alleged China sanction breach
