About Lam Research Corporation
Lam Research Corporation is an American supplier of wafer-fabrication equipment and related services to the semiconductor industry. Its products are used primarily in front-end wafer processing, which involves the steps that create the active components of semiconductor devices and their wiring. The company also builds equipment for back-end wafer-level packaging and for related manufacturing markets such as for microelectromechanical systems. Lam Research was founded in 1980 by David K. Lam and is headquartered in Fremont, California.