People walk through the campus of the University of California Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, Aug. 11, 2025.Daniel Cole | ReutersBroadcom, Meta, Applied Materials, GlobalFoundries and Synopsys are joining forces to launch a $125 million "Semiconductor Hub" at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering. The new partnership will aim to speed up research and workforce development for AI-powered chip technologies, and support innovations across chip design, equipment, software, manufacturing and other par...