Meta, Broadcom, Applied Materials, GlobalFoundries, and Synopsys launch a $125M "Semiconductor Hub" at UCLA to advance AI chip research and more (CJ Haddad/CNBC)

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Five major semiconductor and AI companies (Meta, Broadcom, Applied Materials, GlobalFoundries, Synopsys) commit $125M to establish a research hub at UCLA focused on advancing AI chip development.

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<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/21/meta-broadcom-others-to-launch-125-million-semiconductor-research-hub-at-ucla.html"><img align="RIGHT" border="0" hspace="4" src="http://www.techmeme.com/260522/i3.jpg" vspace="4" /></a> <p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260522/p3#a260522p3" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> CJ Haddad / <a href="http://www.cnbc.com/">CNBC</a>:<br /> <span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/21/meta-broadcom-others-to-launch-125-million-semiconductor-research-hub-at-ucla.html">Meta, Broadcom, Applied Materials, GlobalFoundries, and Synopsys launch a $125M &ldquo;Semiconductor Hub&rdquo; at UCLA to advance AI chip research and more</a></b></span>&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; Broadcom, Meta, Applied Materials, GlobalFoundries and Synopsys are joining forces to launch a $125 million &ldquo;Semiconductor Hub&rdquo; at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering.</p>