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Jan242012

Mobile computing is now everywhere, more than ever before as a result of faster and more capable smart phones, tablets, and laptops.

Universal mobility and instant-on connectivity may herald a new era in computing, but improvements in key technologies are necessary if we are going to keep up with consumers’ constant demand for higher performance, longer battery life and ultra-sleek profiles.

To address these technology improvements and answer key questions that may significantly impact the way we interface with an increasingly connected world, Applied Ventures and the MIT Club of Northern California (MITCNC) will host a lively panel discussion with innovators from across the memory value chain on Wednesday, February 1 at 6:30pm in Santa Clara, Calif.

[edit: you can read a report from the session here.]

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Semiconductors

Beyond 22nm: Applied Materials, the unsung hero of Silicon Valley

By Connie Duncan

Dec12011

ExtremeTech’s Sebastian Anthony, details Applied Materials’ role in the semiconductor industry and describes the company as the unsung hero of Silicon Valley that has been guiding the leading edge of CMOS processing since before Intel released its 4004 CPU in 1971. Quoted in the story is Applied Materials’ chief technology officer for silicon, Klaus Scheugraf. Visit ExtremeTech’s web site to access the full story or read the following short excerpt.
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Semiconductors

Celebrating the Integrated Circuit

By Matt Ceniceros

Sep122011

Fifty-three years ago today, Jack Kilby demonstrated a working integrated circuit (IC). The IC, is arguably the most important invention of the 20th century. The IC made many of the technologies and devices we use possible.
I spoke with Applied Materials chief technology officer, Om Nalamasu about the IC and its impact on the hi-tech industry. He suggested, the "IC has been one of the primary contributors in transforming industrial society to Information and knowledge based society.

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Solar

Applied Materials CFO George Davis Discusses First Quarter Earnings on CNBC

By Matt Ceniceros

Feb252011

Applied Materials chief financial officer George Davis talks with CNBC's Martin Soong about the company's first quarter earnings results.

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Corporate Responsibility

Mutual Trust Is Key for Collaborating With China

By Mark Walker

Feb22011

People's Republic of China President, Hu Jintao and the Honorable Henry Kissinger, former Secretary of State at a DC luncheon in Hu's honor.
There was considerable buzz in government, business and media circles recently regarding the state visit of His Excellency, Hu Jintao, President, People’s Republic of China to the U.S. I had the privilege of being in Washington, D.C. during the flurry of diplomatic activities as part of Applied Materials’ participation in a signing ceremony on January 18 on the Solar Decathlon Competition in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy, China’s National Energy Administration, and Peking University. There were 18 different collaborations formalized during the ceremony, all part of the official state visit from China’s president.
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Corporate Responsibility

Applied Materials Unveils Semiconductor Exhibit at Taiwan Science Education Center

By Pearl Tan

Jan212011

To promote science education and excite young people about applying science and technology to solve problems and improve the way people live, the National Taiwan Science Education Center (NTSEC) and Applied Materials unveiled a semiconductor exhibit titled “Amazing Semiconductors” at NTSEC in Taipei, Taiwan this week.

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Semiconductors

India’s Semiconductor Manufacturing Policy

By Amaya Wiegert

Jan122011

Applied Materials was recently featured in an article for The Hindu Business Line regarding semiconductor manufacturing in India. Below are short excerpts from the article including quotes from Dr. Randhir Thakur, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Silicon Systems Group who was interviewed for the feature.
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Semiconductors

Supply Chain Collaboration for 3D Interconnect Applications

By Rozalia Beica

Jan32011

3D Interconnect applications are attracting more and more interest from a large number of players in the semiconductor industry. I recently participated in two conferences (IWLPC – International Wafer Level Packaging Conference and IMAPS- International Microelectronics and Packaging Society Conference) on this topic to keep up-to-date on the new activities and developments in the industry and to share our latest advancements achieved with EMC3D consortium.

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Semiconductors

New Chipmaking Technology Makes Smarter Smartphones

By Richard Lewington

Dec22010

Faster, smarter and greener than anything that’s gone before. There’s new technology that’s changing the way chips are made, enabling manufacturers to build processing powerhouses for the mobile devices of the future.
It’s becoming incredibly challenging for the industry to shrink chip features to continually deliver higher levels of performance and battery life. Of course, we’ve been saying that for years, but the semiconductor industry always finds a way to extend Moore’s Law, bending the laws of physics in our favor. Today, our customers are working on chips with transistors less than 20nm across: A million of them would fit into the area of the period at the end of this sentence.

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Semiconductors

Realities Driving the Push to 15nm

By Connie Duncan

Nov242010

Christopher Bencher, member of the technical staff at Applied Materials, recently gave a presentation at the IEEE Bay Area Nanotechnology Council’s Half-day Symposium on process and integration-based scaling for 15nm nodes. In an interview with Debra Vogler, senior technical editor at Solid State Technology, Bencher discussed the company’s development work at 15nm. Listen to Bencher's talk on the realities driving the push to 15nm or for more details visit the Solid State Technology web site.
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Corporate

Bloomberg TV Interviews Mike Splinter

By Matt Ceniceros

Nov202010

Mike Splinter appeared on Bloomberg's "Street Smart" to discuss fourth quarter earnings and what future technology trends bode well for the company. The full-length interview can be found on Bloomberg's YouTube channel.

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Corporate Responsibility

Heritage, Diversity, Integrity and Honor: The Renewed Hope of America

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Sep152010

In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, a period designated by the U.S. Congress to acknowledge the presence and contributions of Latinos in the United States and which officially begins today, I wanted to take the opportunity to blog and reflect on this year’s theme: “Heritage, Diversity, Integrity and Honor: The Renewed Hope of America.”
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