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Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT, SEHK: 4336) is a capital equipment producer serving the semiconductor, TFT LCD display, Glass, WEB and solar (crystalline and thin film) manufacturing industries.
The company is headquartered in Santa Clara, California in the Silicon Valley. Founded in 1967 by Michael A. McNeilly and others, Applied Materials went public in 1972.
In 1993, the Applied Materials' Precision 5000 was inducted into the Smithsonian Institution's permanent collection of Information Age technology.[2]
Applied Materials creates and commercializes nanomanufacturing technology used in the production of semiconductor (integrated circuit) chips for electronic gear, flat panel displays for computers and television, glass coatings for homes and buildings, web (flexible substrate) coatings for industry and photovoltaic solar cells and modules using both thin film and crystalline (aka wafer or bulk) photovoltaic technology.
Applied Materials is also participating in the lighting industry through the European OPAL 2008 (Organic Phosphorescent lights for Applications in the Lighting market 2008) Program with the aim to develop a production technology for organic light-emitting diodes.
Applied is organized into four major business sectors: Silicon Systems Group, Display, Energy and Environmental Solutions (EES) and Service.
In 2009, Applied Materials opened its Solar Technology Center—the world’s largest commercial solar energy research and development facility in Xi’an, China.[3]
Applied Materials announced its acquisition of Varian Semiconductor in May 2011.[4]
OUR TECHNOLOGIES
Applied Materials is the global leader in providing innovative equipment, services and software to enable the manufacture of advanced semiconductor, flat panel display and solar photovoltaic products. Our technologies help make innovations like smartphones, flat screen TVs and solar panels more affordable and accessible to consumers and businesses around the world. At Applied Materials, we turn today’s innovations into the industries of tomorrow.
Semiconductor
Applied Materials is the largest supplier of manufacturing equipment and services to the semiconductor industry – a position that the company has held since 1992. Our people and innovative products can be found in every semiconductor factory in the world, enabling the production of every advanced microchip.
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Display
Since 1993 Applied Materials has been a leader in display technology and today is the number one equipment supplier to the TFT-LCD industry.
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Solar
The world’s largest manufacturer of equipment to make solar photovoltaic panels, Applied Materials is focused on delivering equipment that helps our customers dramatically reduce the cost of solar module manufacturing.
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Automation Software
Applied Materials automation software coordinates and streamlines every aspect of a factory—the processes, equipment and people—to provide competitive advantage to our customers.
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The company is headquartered in Santa Clara, California in the Silicon Valley. Founded in 1967 by Michael A. McNeilly and others, Applied Materials went public in 1972.
In 1993, the Applied Materials' Precision 5000 was inducted into the Smithsonian Institution's permanent collection of Information Age technology.[2]
Applied Materials creates and commercializes nanomanufacturing technology used in the production of semiconductor (integrated circuit) chips for electronic gear, flat panel displays for computers and television, glass coatings for homes and buildings, web (flexible substrate) coatings for industry and photovoltaic solar cells and modules using both thin film and crystalline (aka wafer or bulk) photovoltaic technology.
Applied Materials is also participating in the lighting industry through the European OPAL 2008 (Organic Phosphorescent lights for Applications in the Lighting market 2008) Program with the aim to develop a production technology for organic light-emitting diodes.
Applied is organized into four major business sectors: Silicon Systems Group, Display, Energy and Environmental Solutions (EES) and Service.
In 2009, Applied Materials opened its Solar Technology Center—the world’s largest commercial solar energy research and development facility in Xi’an, China.[3]
Applied Materials announced its acquisition of Varian Semiconductor in May 2011.[4]
OUR TECHNOLOGIES
Applied Materials is the global leader in providing innovative equipment, services and software to enable the manufacture of advanced semiconductor, flat panel display and solar photovoltaic products. Our technologies help make innovations like smartphones, flat screen TVs and solar panels more affordable and accessible to consumers and businesses around the world. At Applied Materials, we turn today’s innovations into the industries of tomorrow.
Semiconductor
Applied Materials is the largest supplier of manufacturing equipment and services to the semiconductor industry – a position that the company has held since 1992. Our people and innovative products can be found in every semiconductor factory in the world, enabling the production of every advanced microchip.
Read More
Display
Since 1993 Applied Materials has been a leader in display technology and today is the number one equipment supplier to the TFT-LCD industry.
Read More
Solar
The world’s largest manufacturer of equipment to make solar photovoltaic panels, Applied Materials is focused on delivering equipment that helps our customers dramatically reduce the cost of solar module manufacturing.
Read More
Automation Software
Applied Materials automation software coordinates and streamlines every aspect of a factory—the processes, equipment and people—to provide competitive advantage to our customers.
Read More