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- Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMAT; 4336.HK) provides materials engineering solutions, equipment, services and software essential for manufacturing semiconductor chips, advanced displays and related products worldwide. Founded in 1967 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, the company offers semiconductor systems including atomic layer deposition, chemical vapor deposition, physical vapor deposition, rapid thermal processing, chemical mechanical polishing, etch, ion implantation and wafer inspection; display manufacturing equipment for liquid crystal displays, organic light-emitting diodes and other panel technologies; automation software; service solutions; and supply chain solutions, serving customers such as wafer and integrated circuit producers, flat panel display makers, solar photovoltaic manufacturers and electronics device companies across the United States, China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Europe, Southeast Asia, Israel and other regions. In September 2025, Applied Materials announced a strategic collaboration with GlobalFoundries to establish a waveguide fabrication facility in Singapore, accelerating photonics innovations for AI-driven applications like augmented reality; the company also reported record fiscal year 2025 revenue of $28.37 billion, up 4% year over year, amid ongoing investments in integrated materials solutions, digital infrastructure and PPACt improvements to enhance chip power, performance, area, cost and time-to-market.