Lam Research on Wednesday introduced two new tools for building advanced artificial intelligence chips, as the chipmaking tools supplier aims to benefit from a growing AI-driven semiconductor demand. It unveiled ALTUS Halo, a deposition tool that adds molybdenum, a metal, to form precise layers on chips. The metal improves chip performance and enables scaling for next-generation semiconductor devices. "Lam's ALTUS Halo tool has made it possible for Micron to bring molybdenum into mass