Lam Research supplies wafer fabrication equipment including plasma etch systems such as AutoEtch, Rainbow, Kiyo, Flex, and Sense.i platforms, thin film deposition tools like ALTUS tungsten CVD, VECTOR PECVD, and SPEED HDP-CVD systems, electrochemical deposition SABRE products, and cleaning systems including Coronus plasma bevel clean and DV-Prime spin clean. These products support front-end and back-end processes for leading semiconductor chipmakers worldwide producing logic, memory, DRAM, NAND, and advanced packaging devices. The company specializes in technologies such as transformer coupled plasma etching, atomic layer etching, high-density plasma chemical vapor deposition, and electrofill for precise material deposition and removal on silicon wafers. Founded in 1980 by David K. Lam in Santa Clara, California, Lam Research relocated its headquarters to Fremont, California in 1987; Tim Archer has served as president and CEO since 2018, having joined in 2012 through the Novellus Systems acquisition. Operations include manufacturing facilities in Malaysia, a technology center in Korea, R&D labs in Fremont, and offices in Taiwan, Singapore, Japan, China, South Korea, India, Europe, and Tualatin, Oregon.