Lam Research unveils two new chipmaking tools for AI chips

Lam Research on Wednesday introduced two new tools for building advanced artificial intelligence chips, as the chipmaking tools supplier aims to benefit from a growing AI-driven semiconductor demand.

It unveiled ALTUS Halo, a deposition tool that adds molybdenum, a metal, to form precise layers on chips. The metal improves chip performance and enables scaling for next-generation semiconductor devices.

“Lam’s ALTUS Halo tool has made it possible for Micron to bring molybdenum into mass production,” said chipmaker Micron Technology executive Mark…