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Applied Materials says goodbye to its venture fund

December 22, 2004 Applied Materials Ventures has, since 2001, invested roughly $23 million in early-stage equipment companies. TAGS: Applied Materials Inc., Semiconductor Equipment, venture-capital fund, semiconductor

Applied Materials equipping solar factory start-ups

May 16, 2007 Chip-equipment specialist is following through on plans to supply gear to solar-panel plant start-ups. TAGS: Applied Materials Inc., manufacturing, plant, glass, LCD TV, representative, start-up, Texas, equipment, LCD, TV

Applied buys Applied and gets into solar

May 4, 2006 Applied Materials' latest acquisition underscores Silicon Valley's growing interest in alternative energy. TAGS: Applied Materials Inc., alternative energy, semiconductor, flat panel, acquisition, Silicon Valley

Solar-cell business poised for huge growth

October 18, 2006 Manufacturing plants to produce solar cells at a daily rate equal to the entire solar-cell production in 1980. TAGS: Applied Materials Inc., plant, cell, silicon, factory, equipment, semiconductor, glass, TFT, ton, manufacturing, LCD

Dip expected in chipmaking industry

July 7, 2005 Chip sales may be robust for now, but the companies that help keep the factories humming won't be as busy for the rest of the year, Gartner says. TAGS: Applied Materials Inc., Gartner Inc., RFID

China gaining on U.S. chipmakers, CEO says

July 12, 2006 With semiconductor industry improving rapidly, country could achieve technological parity with U.S. in a few years. TAGS: Applied Materials Inc., Semiconductor Equipment, parity, semiconductor, China, DRAM, chip company, CEO, flash memory, U.S., government, PC

Applied invests in solar-wafer maker

November 20, 2006 Chipmaking-equipment bigwig dips another toe into solar energy with $3 million investment in silicon ingot maker Solaicx. TAGS: Applied Materials Inc., silicon, silicon wafer, wafer, plant, cell, shortage, manufacturing, factory, semiconductor, equipment, chip company

Applied Materials to outshine Google with solar

March 16, 2007 Company that sells manufacturing tools to the solar industry is going to be one of the industry's biggest customers, too. TAGS: Applied Materials Inc., electricity, photovoltaics, plant, manufacturing, building, facility, equipment, Google Inc.

Cardinal Health to help fund medical records database

February 2, 2007 Company is first in the health care industry to join Dossia, backed by such companies as Intel, Wal-Mart. TAGS: Cardinal Health Inc., medical record, Applied Materials Inc., health care, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., database, Intel

Japan fires up its semiconductor industry

August 24, 2004 Chipmakers are again investing heavily to avoid the mistakes of the 1990s. But can they compete with overseas rivals and avoid a glut? TAGS: Applied Materials Inc., wafer, semiconductor industry, Japan, semiconductor, Elpida Memory Inc., Renesas Technology Corp., Japanese company, chip company, DRAM, NEC Electronics Corp., China, Toshiba, IBM Corp., Sony Corp., server

Week ahead: Tech takes a vacation

August 15, 2004 The summer doldrums have set in for tech happenings, with only a trickle of conferences and earnings. TAGS: HP World, Applied Materials Inc., profit, trade show, CRM, Chicago, Novell Inc., San Francisco, conference, HP

China's currency move may hurt U.S. tech

July 22, 2005 The price of computers and electronics could climb if China adds teeth to its new exchange policy. TAGS: yuan, currency, China, Applied Materials Inc., basket, economist, manufacturing, Washington, U.S., semiconductor, dollar, consumer electronics, electronics, computer company

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