Company Profile

Applied Materials (Nasdaq: AMAT), the world's largest supplier of products and services to the global semiconductor industry, is one of the leading information infrastructure providers.

As a core information infrastructure company, Applied Materials innovates and commercializes the processing and manufacturing technology that helps semiconductor manufacturers produce the world's most advanced chips.

To support customers around the world, Applied Materials employs approximately 13,000 people in over 65 locations throughout China; Europe and Israel; India, Malaysia and Singapore; Japan; Korea; Taiwan; and the United States.

Our Company Mission

Applied Materials' mission is to be the leading supplier of semiconductor fabrication solutions worldwide-through innovation and enhancement of customer productivity with systems and service solutions.

Our Superordinate Goal

Our customers' business results come first!

Corporate Address
Applied Materials
3050 Bowers Avenue
P.O. Box 58039
Santa Clara, CA 95054-3299
U.S.A.
Tel: 1-408-727-5555

Postal Address
Applied Materials India
Inventor Building
ITPL, Whitefield,
Bangalore - 560066.
Ph: +91-80-55283000
HR Fax: +91-80-55283200

Milestones

2004	Nancy Handel named Chief Financial Officer
2003	Michael R. Splinter named President and Chief Executive Officer
2000	Applied Materials launches industry's largest 300mm product portfolio
1993	Applied Materials Korea (AMK) established
1992	Applied Materials becomes world's largest semiconductor equipment manufacturer
1991	Applied Materials South East Asia (AMSEA) established in Singapore
1989	Applied Materials Taiwan (AMT) established
1984	Applied Materials opened office in Beijing, People's Republic of China
1983	Applied Materials Europe (AME) established
1979	Applied Materials Japan (AMJ) established
1977	Applied Materials Japan (AMJ) established
1972	Applied Materials' first public stock offering
1967	Applied Materials, Inc. established

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Products

Applied Materials manufactures systems for processing silicon wafers: Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD), Epitaxial and Polysilicon Deposition, Plasma Etching, Ion Implantation, Inspection, Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD), Rapid Thermal Processing (RTP), Electrochemical Plating, Metrology, Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP), Wet Cleaning

In addition, Applied Materials designs Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) software for semiconductor manufacturing.

Applied Materials also manufactures Systems to make Flat Panel Displays (FPDs) and Mask Pattern Generation, Etch and Inspection systems.

Financial

Net Sales for 2004 Fiscal Year:	$8.01 Billion
Fiscal Year Ends:	Last Sunday in October
Most Recent Quarter Ended	May 1, 2005
Next Earnings Release	August 16, 2005
Nasdaq Market Symbol:	AMAT

Financial information such as the current pricing, income statement, growth rates, etc. can be found under financial fundamentals in the investor section.

Stock dividend rates can be found under splits and offerings in the investor section.

*Includes restructuring, asset impairments and other charges