Chemistry in Industry Talk with Applied Materials

Who We Are

Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. We design, build and service cutting-edge equipment that helps our customers manufacture display and semiconductor chips – the brains of devices we use every day. As the foundation of the global electronics industry, Applied enables the exciting technologies that literally connect our world – like AI and IoT. If you want to push the boundaries of materials science and engineering to create next generation technology, join us to deliver material innovation that changes the world. 

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You’ll benefit from a supportive work culture that encourages you to learn, develop, and grow your career as you take on challenges and drive innovative solutions for our customers. We empower our team to push the boundaries of what is possible—while learning every day in a supportive leading global company. Visit our Careers website to learn more. 

At Applied Materials, we care about the health and wellbeing of our employees. We’re committed to providing programs and support that encourage personal and professional growth and care for you at work, at home, or wherever you may go. Learn more about our benefits. 

Applied Materials-NUS Advanced Materials Corporate Lab is Applied’s first research lab jointly set up with a university in Singapore and its establishment is supported by the National Research Foundation Singapore (NRF). The goal of the lab is to accelerate discovery of new materials that can be quickly transferred into commercial applications for manufacturing future generations of semiconductors. 

Discovering and integrating new materials into the semiconductor manufacturing environment presents several challenges:

• The number of new materials used in semiconductor devices is expected to increase by 10x over the next decade. Materials for dielectrics, metals and multiple variants and combinations of the materials to deliver desired properties need to be developed. 

• At the ultra-nanoscale level, materials behave differently than in a normal bulk state. Different laws of physics apply, dominated by surface forces over bulk properties. Materials are so small that surfaces and interfaces must be carefully engineered for the best performance.

• Today we see multiple thin nano-scale materials being stacked together in a single location to achieve desired properties; this means they must work together as a single entity. All this requires fundamental understanding and foundational research of new materials and their behavior at an atomic-level. 

As a Chemist in this lab, you will contribute to the design, synthesis, characterization, and optimization of advanced materials and chemical processes that enable innovations in semiconductor technology. This role provides the unique opportunity to work at the intersection of academia and industry, contributing directly to applied R&D with real-world impact

Key Responsibilities

• Devise new precursor compositions and deposition strategies and associated intellectual property. Design chemical processes to find new innovative ways to create, remove or clean thin films. Create IP.

• Feasibility testing of new chemical processes on test vehicle equipment. 

• Professional execution of synthesis and characterization of process.

Requirements

• PhD, Master or Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry or relevant engineering studies

• Basic knowledge and understanding of semiconductor industry

• Good communication and interpersonal skills

Work Location

• Kent Ridge

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Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.