Applied Materials' stock dips amid launch of new wafer manufacturing platform
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Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) stock fell ~4% on Tuesday despite the company introducing its most significant wafer manufacturing platform, called Vistara, in more than a decade.
The company said Vistara is designed to provide chipmakers with the flexibility, intelligence and sustainability required to tackle growing chipmaking challenges.
AMAT added that the Vistara platform builds upon previous semiconductor manufacturing platforms that include Endura, Producer, Centura and Centris.
Vistara platform has thousands of sensors which feed massive, real-time data to Appliedâs AIx software platform that offers applications spanning R&D, process transfer and ramp, and high-volume manufacturing, according to the company.
AMAT added that Vistara is the first platform purpose-designed to help customers achieve sustainability goals by reducing fab energy, chemicals and construction materials consumption.
In addition, Applied Materials also introduced EcoTwin eco-efficiency software, available first with Vistara.
The software uses sensor data to help engineers monitor real-time energy and chemical consumption of chambers, systems and subfab components, the company added.
A semiconductor fab, also known as fab lab, is a manufacturing facility in which raw silicon wafers are turned into integrated circuits.
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