Applied Materials Blog

Applied Materials chairman and CEO, Mike Splinter, in an interview with Shereen Bhan on CNBC’s special show Forbes India discusses the semiconductor market, the solar industry and doing business with India. Visit CNBC’s web site to watch the interview or to access a transcript.

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Mark Pinto, executive vice president and general manager of Applied's Energy and Environmental Solutions group, participated in a panel discussion on the growth of China's renewable energy industry during the 2011 ECO:nomics Conference in Santa Barbara, Calif.  The panel was hosted by the Wall Street Journal's Alan Murray.  Check out a write up of the discussion as well as video excerpts on the wsj.com.

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:

Applied Materials Chairman and CEO Mike Splinter speaks with Chrystia Freeland, Global Editor at Large, Reuters and co-host Richard Haass, Council on Foreign Relations, about U.S. competitiveness, manufacturing and high tech jobs on Davos Today from the World Economic Forum (WEF).  Visit our web site for more information on Applied Materials’ activities at the WEF.

Innovation is the heart of Applied Materials.  One way to gauge the strength of our innovation engine is by looking at the number of new patents that we receive each year.  According to data compiled by IFI Claims Patent Services, a division of Fairview Research LLC that analyzes patent data, Applied was one of America's top patent recipients.  Applied was among an elite group of companies including Intel Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Oracle Corp.

Mike Splinter interviewed on Fox Business during their "3 Days in the Valley" series.  Mike discusses the semiconductor business, solar technology and American competitiveness in manufacturing.Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com

Wired Magazine goes inside Applied Materials' Maydan Technology Center for a piece out today called "A Chip Is Born: Inside a State-of-the-Art Clean Room".  The bunny-suit packed piece gives a rare look inside our operations and is well worth the read.