Applied Materials

Applied Materials’ roots are in semiconductors — computer chips. We have been the #1 provider to the semiconductor industry since 1992. Today we’re also a global leader in flat panel display and solar PV equipment, two industries that increasingly rely on nanomanufacturing to achieve technology breakthroughs. In semiconductor, our nano scale technologies play a key role in increasing processing speed and memory capacity. In display, our technologies enable high performance flat panels, while reducing the cost of manufacturing. In solar, we help make solar cells that convert light to electricity more efficiently. In all these industries, we’re committed to helping our customers succeed with technologies and services that improve device performance and factory efficiency. Mission: Our mission is to help customers turn next-generation technologies into profitable new industries. We engineer highly sophisticated manufacturing equipment and processes that are used to build complex devices at extremely high-volumes. In personal electronics, volume production of low power, high performance computer chips and touch panels has made innovations such as the tablet PC not only possible, but also affordable for millions of people around the world.