Format: 2013-05-22
Format: 2013-05-22
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Corporate

Redefining the Speed of Business

By Kevin Winston
Mar252013

In a fast-moving world, disruptive technological change is a constant, and for most companies, one of the central challenges of the coming decades will be how to innovate fast enough to stay ahead of customer needs

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Display

Applied’s Display Technology to Receive 2013 IEEE Corporate Innovation Award

By Kerry Cunningham
Jan142013

I’m delighted to share that Applied Materials is being recognized by the renowned engineering authority IEEE with the 2013 Corporate Innovation Award for the company’s leadership in innovative plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition technology for flat panel display manufacturing.

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Semiconductors

Celebrating President's Day and Innovation

By Matt Ceniceros
Feb202012

The Applied Materials blog is celebrating President's Day with a look at the "Mount Rushmore" of past presidents and the impact they had directly on invention, technology advancements and innovation, and the amazing discoveries that took place during their time in office. 

George Washington (1789-1797)

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Semiconductors

Celebrating the Birth of the Internet

By Amaya Wiegert
Oct282011

These days, staying connected to the ones you love or work with is as easy as the touch of a button and the swipe of your finger.  It’s hard to image a time without cell phones, without Wi-Fi or god forbid Facebook, let alone the internet all together.  Today we have more than 5 billion internet-connected devices, with an expected 22 billion by 2020. And we owe it in part to the ingenuity of two young academics at UCLA and Stanford Research Institute (SRI) who back in 1969 connected two computers for the first time, sparking what would lead to today’s age of connectivity as we now know it and changing the way we live and play.

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Corporate Responsibility

Tech Laureates Honored for Humanitarian Innovations

By Mark Walker
Oct212011

I am always amazed at the ingenuity and passion on display at the annual Tech Awards, presented by Applied Materials. And, last night’s Gala in Silicon Valley, a benefit for the Tech Museum, was not a disappointment.

Fifteen Tech Laureates from five countries explained their unique remedies to global problems including access to safe drinking water, the lack of financial services in India, failing education systems, and health care inequality. Solutions included a solar powered water ATM, a voice-based knowledge system accessed via mobile phones, and an alphabet-teaching puppet with its own television show!

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Corporate Responsibility

Solving Global Problems through Student Innovation

By Siobhan Kenney
Aug262011

One is improving the efficiency of first aid delivery in the event of mass casualties. Another is fighting the proliferation of counterfeit drugs and untested medical devices in emerging countries through a mobile RFID-based system. And, a third is dedicated to promoting dental health among children who don’t have knowledge of daily brushing techniques and benefits.

They aren’t medical professionals with years of experience but high school students from Shanghai, China who won the Applied Materials Future Science Stars competition this spring.

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Careers, Semiconductors

From Shy Student to Semiconductor Success

By Amaya Wiegert
Apr212011

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to work at the front-lines of the world's leading edge technologies that are changing the way we live?  Applied Materials' Rozalia Beica was profiled in a recent issue of Minority Engineer Magazine, where she reflects on how she stumbled into a career in the semiconductor industry and found her true calling as an award-winning engineer and recognized expert in the field.

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Corporate

CNBC Interview: Applied Materials Hits the Mark

By Patricia Zepeda Vera
Mar242011

Mike Splinter, Applied Materials chairman and CEO, discusses on CNBC Squawk Box the company’s business in Japan, solar and semiconductor technology and the future of innovation.

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Semiconductors

WSJ Patent Board Rankings: Applied's Innovation Engine Leads All Semi Equipment Cos

By Applied Blog
Mar22011

The Wall Street Journal has released the results of the Patent Board's annual rankings of Semiconductor Industry's leaders by technology strength.  Applied Materials ranked #1 among all equipment suppliers and #14 in the semiconductor industry overall. 

According to the Patent Board:

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Corporate

Applied Materials Named One of the Most Innovative Companies in the World

By Patricia Zepeda Vera
Feb222011

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Technology Review announced today that Applied Materials placed on the 2011 TR50, their second annual list of the 50 most innovative companies in the world.

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Solar

Clean Energy: Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

By Gary Fazzino
Feb162011

As the government considers President Obama’s proposed budget, we hope our legislators push hard for budget commitments and policies that make the creation of a strong domestic clean technology industry a priority. The budget, after all, is the government displaying its priorities with numbers attached. We’re pleased that President Obama’s budget focuses on the future, and creating a cleaner, greener, more competitive, and more secure America.

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Solar

Big Ways to Make Sure America is the Big Player in Clean Technology

By Gary Fazzino
Jan272011

At Applied Materials, “we do big things” transforming innovation into industries and we applaud President Obama’s list of the “big things” we need to move our nation forward. With additional research and incentives for innovation, the U.S. can maintain our leadership position and continue to push and inspire the world to develop and adopt new clean technology.

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