Established at CNSE in September 2005, the $300 million Applied Materials (AMAT) R&D Center represents AMAT's only R&D facility located outside of its main headquarters in San Jose, California. It involves the installation of the complete spectrum of alpha- and beta-type AMAT tools, placement of AMAT researchers and engineers from Europe, Israel, and the U.S., and joint R&D activities on a variety of advanced computer chip programs - with emphasis on advanced process technology for the 32nm node and beyond. As such, the AMAT R&D Center represents another showcase for "in-sourcing" of high-tech jobs, wherein high-tech, high-paying jobs are moving into the U.S. (New York) from overseas.

Selected papers and presentations:

Immersion Lithography Defectivity Analysis at DUV Inspection Wavelength (PDF) – SPIE 2007
E. Golan^a, D. Meshulach^a, N. Raccah^a, J.Ho Yeo^a, O. Dassa^a, S. Brandl^b, C. Schwarz^b, B. Pierson^c, and W. Montgomery^d

^aWafer Inspection Division, Process Diagnostics and Control, Applied Materials (Israel)
^bQimonda, North America Corp., 255 Fuller Road, Albany NY
^cASML, 25 Corporate Circle, Albany NY 12203
^dAlbany NanoTech Complex, 255 Fuller Road, Albany NY