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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1242257876">.mw-parser-output .ib-company .infobox-label{padding-right:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .ib-company .infobox-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-company .infobox-below{line-height:1.35em}.mw-parser-output .ib-company-logo img{background-color:#f8f9fa}.mw-parser-output .ib-company-locality,.mw-parser-output .ib-company-country{display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-company vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org" style="font-size: 125%;">Applied Materials, Inc.</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image ib-company-logo logo"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Applied_Materials_Inc._Logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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.plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nasdaq" title="Nasdaq">Nasdaq</a>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/amat">AMAT</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Nasdaq-100" title="Nasdaq-100">Nasdaq-100</a> component</li><li><a href="/wiki/S%26P_500" title="S&P 500">S&P 500</a> component</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Industry</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Semiconductor" title="Semiconductor">Semiconductors</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">November 10, 1967<span class="noprint">; 57 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1967-11-10</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founder</th><td class="infobox-data agent">Michael A. McNeilly</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Santa_Clara,_California" title="Santa Clara, California">Santa Clara, California</a>, U.S.</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Area served</div></th><td class="infobox-data">Worldwide</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Key people</div></th><td class="infobox-data agent"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gary_E._Dickerson" title="Gary E. Dickerson">Gary E. Dickerson</a> (<a href="/wiki/President_(corporate_title)" title="President (corporate title)">President</a> & <a href="/wiki/Chief_Executive_Officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Executive Officer">CEO</a>)</li><li>Thomas J. Iannotti (<a href="/wiki/Chairman" class="mw-redirect" title="Chairman">Chairman</a>)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Revenue</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> <span style="white-space: nowrap"><a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">US$</a>27.18 billion</span> (2024)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Earnings_before_interest_and_taxes" title="Earnings before interest and taxes">Operating income</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> <span style="white-space: nowrap">US$7.867 billion</span> (2024)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Net_income" title="Net income">Net income</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> <span style="white-space: nowrap">US$7.177 billion</span> (2024)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Asset" title="Asset">Total assets</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> <span style="white-space: nowrap">US$34.41 billion</span> (2024)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Equity_(finance)" title="Equity (finance)">Total equity</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> <span style="white-space: nowrap">US$19.00 billion</span> (2024)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Number of employees</div></th><td class="infobox-data">35,700 (2024)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://appliedmaterials.com">appliedmaterials<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><b>Footnotes / references</b><br />Financials as of October 27, 2024<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Applied_Materials&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>.<sup id="cite_ref-AR_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AR-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Applied Materials, Inc.</b> is an American corporation that supplies equipment, services and software for the manufacture of <a href="/wiki/Semiconductor" title="Semiconductor">semiconductor</a> (<a href="/wiki/Integrated_circuit" title="Integrated circuit">integrated circuit</a>) chips for electronics, <a href="/wiki/Flat_panel_displays" class="mw-redirect" title="Flat panel displays">flat panel displays</a> for computers, smartphones, televisions, and <a href="/wiki/Photovoltaics" title="Photovoltaics">solar products</a>. The company also supplies equipment to produce coatings for <a href="/wiki/Flexible_electronics" title="Flexible electronics">flexible electronics</a>, packaging and other applications. The company is headquartered in <a href="/wiki/Santa_Clara,_California" title="Santa Clara, California">Santa Clara, California</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is the second largest supplier of semiconductor equipment in the world based on revenue behind Dutch company <a href="/wiki/ASML_Holding" title="ASML Holding">ASML</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Applied_Materials&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Founded in 1967 by Michael A. McNeilly and others, Applied Materials <a href="/wiki/Initial_public_offering" title="Initial public offering">went public</a> in 1972 on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (<a href="/wiki/NASDAQ" class="mw-redirect" title="NASDAQ">NASDAQ</a>), a then-recently established stock exchange. In subsequent years, the company diversified, until James C. Morgan became CEO in 1976 and returned the company's focus to its core business of semiconductor manufacturing equipment.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 1978, sales increased by 17%.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1984, Applied Materials became the first U.S. semiconductor equipment manufacturer to open its own technology center in <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the first semiconductor equipment company to operate a service center in <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1987, Applied introduced a <a href="/wiki/Chemical_vapor_deposition" title="Chemical vapor deposition">chemical vapor deposition</a> (CVD) machine called the Precision 5000, which differed from existing machines by incorporating diverse processes into a single machine that had multiple process chambers.<sup id="cite_ref-Silicon_Dragon_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Silicon_Dragon-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1992, the corporation settled a lawsuit with three former employees for an estimated $600,000. The suit complained that the employees were driven out of the company after complaining about the courses <a href="/wiki/Applied_Scholastics" title="Applied Scholastics">Applied Scholastics</a> had been hired to teach there.<sup id="cite_ref-Scientologizing_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Scientologizing-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1993, the Applied Materials' Precision 5000 was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Smithsonian_Institution" title="Smithsonian Institution">Smithsonian Institution's</a> permanent collection of <a href="/wiki/Information_Age" title="Information Age">Information Age</a> technology.<sup id="cite_ref-Silicon_Dragon_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Silicon_Dragon-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 1996, Applied Materials acquired two <a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israeli</a> companies for an aggregate amount of $285 million: Opal Technologies and Orbot Instruments for $175 million and $110 million in cash, respectively. Orbot produces systems for inspecting patterned silicon wafers for yield enhancement during the semiconductor manufacturing process, as well as systems for inspecting masks used during the patterning process. Opal develops and manufactures high-speed <a href="/wiki/Metrology" title="Metrology">metrology</a> systems used by semiconductor manufacturers to verify critical dimensions during the production of integrated circuits.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2000, <a href="/wiki/Etec_Systems,_Inc." class="mw-redirect" title="Etec Systems, Inc.">Etec Systems, Inc.</a> was purchased.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On June 27, 2001, Applied Materials acquired <a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israeli</a> company <a href="/wiki/Oramir" title="Oramir">Oramir Semiconductor Equipment Ltd.</a>, a supplier of laser cleaning technologies for semiconductor wafers, in a purchase business combination for $21 million in cash.<sup id="cite_ref-Applied_Materials,_Inc.-10-Q_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Applied_Materials,_Inc.-10-Q-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2008, Applied Materials purchased Baccini, an Italian company and designer of tools used in manufacturing solar cells.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2009, Applied Materials opened its Solar Technology Center, the world's largest commercial solar energy research and development facility, in <a href="/wiki/Xi%27an,_China" class="mw-redirect" title="Xi'an, China">Xi'an, China</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Applied Materials acquired Semitool Inc. in December 2009,<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and announced its acquisition of <a href="/wiki/Varian_Semiconductor" title="Varian Semiconductor">Varian Semiconductor</a> in May 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Applied Materials then announced a planned merger with <a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Electron" title="Tokyo Electron">Tokyo Electron</a> on September 24, 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> If it had been approved by government regulators, the proposed combined company, to be called Eteris,<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> would have been the world's largest supplier of semiconductor processing equipment, with a total market value of $29 billion.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, on April 27, 2015, Applied Materials announced that its merger with Tokyo Electron has been scrapped due to <a href="/wiki/Antitrust" class="mw-redirect" title="Antitrust">antitrust</a> concerns and fears of dominating the semiconductor equipment industry.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2015, Applied Materials left the solar wafer sawing and the solar ion implantation businesses.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Applied Materials was named among FORTUNE World's Most Admired Companies in 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2019, Applied Materials announced its intention to buy semiconductor equipment manufacturer (and former <a href="/wiki/Hitachi" title="Hitachi">Hitachi</a> group member) <a href="/wiki/Kokusai_Electric" title="Kokusai Electric">Kokusai Electric</a> Corporation from private equity firm <a href="/wiki/Kohlberg_Kravis_Roberts" title="Kohlberg Kravis Roberts">KKR</a> for $2.2 billion, but terminated the deal in March 2021 citing delays in getting approval from China's regulator.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2023, Applied Materials was reported to be under criminal investigation by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Justice" title="United States Department of Justice">United States Department of Justice</a> for routing equipment to <a href="/wiki/Semiconductor_Manufacturing_International_Corporation" title="Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation">Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation</a> via South Korea in violation of <a href="/wiki/United_States_sanctions_against_China" title="United States sanctions against China">US sanctions</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Finances">Finances</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Applied_Materials&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Finances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For the fiscal year 2021, Applied Materials reported earnings of US$5.888 billion, with an annual revenue of US$23.063 billion, a 34% increase over the previous fiscal. Applied Materials market capitalization was valued at over US$36.6 billion in November 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable float-left" style="text-align: right;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Revenue<br />in mil. US$ </th> <th>Net income<br />in mil. US$ </th></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td>6,992 </td> <td>1,210 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <td>9,167 </td> <td>1,517 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td>9,735 </td> <td>1,710 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td>8,129 </td> <td>961 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009 </td> <td>5,014 </td> <td>−305 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010 </td> <td>9,549 </td> <td>938 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011 </td> <td>10,517 </td> <td>1,926 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012 </td> <td>8,719 </td> <td>109 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013 </td> <td>7,509 </td> <td>256 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014 </td> <td>9,072 </td> <td>1,072 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td>9,659 </td> <td>1,377 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td>10,825 </td> <td>1,721 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td>14,537 </td> <td>3,434 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018 </td> <td>17,253 </td> <td>3,313 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td>14,608 </td> <td>2,706 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020 </td> <td>17,202 </td> <td>3,619 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 </td> <td>23,063 </td> <td>5,888 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td>25,785 </td> <td>6,525 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023 </td> <td>26,517 </td> <td>6,856 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2024 </td> <td>27,176 </td> <td>7,177 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organization">Organization</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Applied_Materials&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Organization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Applied is organized into three major business sectors: Semiconductor Products, Applied Global Services, and Display and Adjacent Markets.<sup id="cite_ref-Aug16_PR_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Aug16_PR-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Applied Materials also operates a <a href="/wiki/Venture_Capital" class="mw-redirect" title="Venture Capital">venture</a> investing arm called Applied Ventures.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Semiconductor_Products">Semiconductor Products</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Applied_Materials&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Semiconductor Products"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The company develops and manufactures equipment used in the wafer fabrication steps of <a href="/wiki/Fabrication_(semiconductor)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fabrication (semiconductor)">creating a semiconductor device</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Atomic_layer_deposition" title="Atomic layer deposition">atomic layer deposition</a> (ALD), <a href="/wiki/Chemical_vapor_deposition" title="Chemical vapor deposition">chemical vapor deposition</a> (CVD), <a href="/wiki/Physical_vapor_deposition" title="Physical vapor deposition">physical vapor deposition</a> (PVD), <a href="/wiki/Rapid_thermal_processing" title="Rapid thermal processing">rapid thermal processing</a> (RTP), <a href="/wiki/Chemical_mechanical_polishing" class="mw-redirect" title="Chemical mechanical polishing">chemical mechanical polishing</a> (CMP), etch, <a href="/wiki/Ion_implantation" title="Ion implantation">ion implantation</a> and wafer inspection.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The company acquired Semitool for this group in late 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2019, Applied Materials agreed to buy semiconductor manufacturer Kokusai for $2.2 Billion.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Applied_Global_Services">Applied Global Services</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Applied_Materials&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Applied Global Services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Applied Global Services (AGS) group offers equipment installation support and warranty extended support, as well as maintenance support. AGS also offers new and refurbished equipment, as well as upgrades and enhancements for installed base equipment. This sector also includes automation software for manufacturing environments.<sup id="cite_ref-Aug16_PR_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Aug16_PR-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Display_and_Adjacent_Markets">Display and Adjacent Markets</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Applied_Materials&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Display and Adjacent Markets"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>AGS combined an existing business unit with the display business of <a href="/wiki/Applied_Films_Corporation" title="Applied Films Corporation">Applied Films Corporation</a>, acquired in mid-2006. </p><p>The manufacturing process for <a href="/wiki/TFT_LCD" title="TFT LCD">TFT LCDs</a> (thin film transistor liquid crystal displays), commonly employed in computer monitors and televisions, is similar to that employed for <a href="/wiki/Integrated_circuit" title="Integrated circuit">integrated circuits</a>. In cleanroom environments both TFT-LCD and integrated circuit production use <a href="/wiki/Photolithography" title="Photolithography">photolithography</a>, chemical and physical vapor deposition, and testing.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Energy_and_Environmental_Solutions_(former_sector)"><span id="Energy_and_Environmental_Solutions_.28former_sector.29"></span>Energy and Environmental Solutions (former sector)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Applied_Materials&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Energy and Environmental Solutions (former sector)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2006, the company acquired Applied Films, a glass coating and web coating business. Also in 2006, Applied announced it was entering the solar manufacturing equipment business. The solar, glass and web businesses were organized into the company's Energy and Environmental Solutions (EES) sector. </p><p>In 2007, Applied Materials announced the Applied SunFab <a href="/wiki/Thin_film" title="Thin film">thin film</a> photovoltaic module production line, with <a href="/wiki/Single-junction_cell" class="mw-redirect" title="Single-junction cell">single</a> or <a href="/wiki/Tandem_cell" class="mw-redirect" title="Tandem cell">tandem junction</a> capability. SunFab applies <a href="/w/index.php?title=Silicon_thin_film&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Silicon thin film (page does not exist)">silicon thin film</a> layers to glass substrate that then produce electricity when exposed to sunlight. In 2009, the company's SunFab line was certified by the <a href="/wiki/International_Electrotechnical_Commission" title="International Electrotechnical Commission">International Electrotechnical Commission</a> (IEC).<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2010, Applied announced that it was abandoning the thin film market and closing down their SunFab division.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also in 2007, the company acquired privately held, Switzerland-based HCT Shaping Systems SA, a specialist in wafer sawing tools for both solar and semiconductor wafer manufacture, paying approximately $475 million.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2008, Applied acquired privately held, Italy-based Baccini SpA for $330M, company that worked in the metallization steps of solar cell manufacturing.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The company was listed at the top of <a href="/w/index.php?title=VLSI_Research&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="VLSI Research (page does not exist)">VLSI Research</a>'s list of supplier of photovoltaic manufacturing equipment for 2008, with sales of $797M.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since July 2016 the Energy and Environmental Solutions sector is no longer reported separately. Remaining solar business activities have been included in "Corporate and Others".<sup id="cite_ref-Aug16_PR_30-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Aug16_PR-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Locations">Locations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Applied_Materials&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Locations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Applied moved into its Bowers Avenue headquarters in Santa Clara, California, in 1974<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and operates in <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a>, Japan, <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>, the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>, Israel, China, <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>, <a href="/wiki/Korea" title="Korea">Korea</a>, <a href="/wiki/Southeast_Asia" title="Southeast Asia">Southeast Asia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a> and <a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Management">Management</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Applied_Materials&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Management"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Chairman of the Board of Directors: Thomas J. Iannotti<sup id="cite_ref-Ianotti_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ianotti-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>President and chief executive officer: Gary E. 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