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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., plant, manufacturing, glass, representative, LCD TV, 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., semiconductor, alternative energy, 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, semiconductor, equipment, factory, glass, TFT, ton, manufacturing, LCD

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.

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, U.S., government, flash memory, PC

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., home networking, RFID, semiconductor

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, semiconductor, factory, equipment, chip company

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