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Broadcom, Meta, Applied Materials Partner on $125M UCLA Chip Research Initiative

Five leading semiconductor companies have committed $125 million to establish a research hub at UCLA's Samueli School of Engineering focused on accelerating chip innovation. Broadcom, Meta, Applied Materials, GlobalFoundries and Synopsys will collaborate with faculty and doctoral students across chip design, manufacturing, equipment and software development. The partnership carries a five-year commitment and includes year-long internship opportunities for engineering doctoral candidates. UCLA engineering dean Ah-Hyung "Alissa" Park stated the hub aims to compress development timelines as the semiconductor industry undergoes rapid transformation. Park emphasized the initiative will tackle high-risk research questions that the sector has historically addressed slowly. The hub addresses industry uncertainty about the semiconductor landscape over the next decade while supporting workforce development in advanced chip technologies.