Recent Awards and Recognition

Applied Materials is frequently recognized for technological innovation, clean energy leadership and our commitment to the communities where we do business.

2010
CIO Magazine Spotlights Applied Materials IT Leaders

Applied's Simon Dunning was recognized by CIO magazine's annual "Ones to Watch Awards" as one of 25 promising IT leaders.

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Applied Ranks Among Corporate Responsibility’s 2010 "100 Best Corporate Citizens"

Applied Materials once again was featured on Corporate Responsibility Magazine’s annual "100 Best Corporate Citizens List," the world's top corporate responsibility ranking based on publicly-available information and recognized by PR Week as one of America's top three most-important business rankings.

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World’s Most Admired Companies 2010: Applied Ranks No. 4 in Industry

Applied Materials placed fourth among businesses in the semiconductor category on FORTUNE Magazine's annual prestigious list of the World's Most Admired Companies.

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Applied Solar "Sun Flowers" Win Liveable Vision Award

Liveable City, a leading Austin organization dedicated to addressing the long-term social, environmental and economic needs of Austin, Texas, announced that the "Sun Flowers – Electric Garden" solar project co-sponsored by Applied Materials, has won a 2010 Liveable Vision Award for exemplifying sustainability through esthetics - a crucial element of a livable community.

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Applied Honored as one of World's 50 Most Innovative Companies

Applied Materials is recognized by The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Technology Review as one of the world's 50 most innovative companies for saving solar costs with large-scale manufacturing.

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Applied Among Computerworld's 100 Best Places to Work in IT

For the second year in a row, Applied Materials was named one of the "100 Best Places to Work in IT" by industry trade magazine Computerworld.

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2009
Named in 2009 BCA TEN: Best Companies Supporting the Arts in America

Applied Materials has been recognized for its exceptional support of the arts in the United States by the Business Committee for the Arts (BCA), a division of Americans for the Arts. As a recipient of the 2009 BCA TEN: Best Companies Supporting the Arts in America award, Applied has exhibited exemplary support for the arts in recent years through grants, volunteer programs, matching gifts, local partnerships, sponsorships and board membership.

Hynix-Numonyx Award, May 2009

Hynix-Numonyx recognized Applied Materials with Best Service & Quality Award

Newsweek Ranks Applied Materials One of America's 'Greenest' Companies

Newsweek's inaugural Green Rankings recognized Applied Materials as one of the top 10 greenest big companies in America, based on environmental performance, policies, and reputation. The company ranked ninth among the 500 largest U.S. companies surveyed, securing fifth place in the technology sector alone, and fourth place in overall green policies and performance.

Receives EPA Green Power Leadership Award

The annual awards recognize the country’s leading green power purchasers for their commitment and contribution to helping advance the development of the nation’s voluntary green power market. EPA presented Applied Materials with the award at an event held in conjunction with the 2009 Renewable Energy Markets Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.