Applied Materials to Significantly Expand its Fab-Wide Software Solutions with Acquisition of Brooks Software

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2006--Applied
Materials, Inc. today announced that it has agreed to purchase the
assets of Brooks Software, a division of Brooks Automation, Inc., for
$125 million in cash. Brooks Software is a leading provider of factory
management and control software to the semiconductor and flat panel
display industries. Brooks Software's products complement Applied
Materials' existing software applications and are expected to enable
Applied to offer customers a comprehensive computer integrated
manufacturing (CIM) solution for optimizing fab operations.

"Factory management software is essential to the efficient running
of today's advanced manufacturing facilities," said Manfred
Kerschbaum, senior vice president and general manager of Applied
Global Services. "The combination of both companies' software
applications and Applied's strong service capabilities will allow us
to create a powerful, pre-integrated CIM solution that can be rapidly
deployed and continuously supported across the entire lifecycle of a
factory. This can be a very attractive alternative to the costly,
highly-customized solutions currently available to customers."

After the close of this transaction, the Brooks Software business
and employees will be integrated within the Applied Global Services
organization. Applied's current factory control software portfolio
includes its FAB300(R), NeXus(TM) and WorkStream(R) products, which
have been successfully developed with industry-leading customers and
are being used in fabs around the world. The acquisition of Brooks
Software will bring several new world-class applications to Applied,
including the scheduling-dispatching, material control system (MCS)
and advanced process control (APC) segments of the CIM environment,
which are all critical to fab operational efficiency. The acquisition
is subject to applicable regulatory approvals and other customary
closing conditions.

This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to
Applied's anticipated acquisition of Brooks Automation's Brooks
Software business and expected benefits of the transaction, including
technology leadership and improved product capabilities. These
statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated
or implied, including but not limited to: the satisfaction of closing
conditions; the successful integration and performance of the acquired
business; sustainability of demand in the semiconductor and
semiconductor-related industries, which is subject to many factors,
including global economic conditions, business spending, consumer
confidence, demand for electronic products and integrated circuits,
and geopolitical uncertainties; Applied's ability to develop, deliver
and support a broad range of products and to expand its markets and
develop new markets; retention of key employees; the ability to
realize synergies expected to result from the acquisition; unknown,
underestimated or undisclosed commitments or liabilities; and other
risks described in Applied Materials' Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking
statements are based on management's estimates, projections and
assumptions as of the date hereof and Applied Materials assumes no
obligation to update any such statement.

Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMAT) is the global leader in
Nanomanufacturing Technology(TM) solutions for the electronics
industry with a broad portfolio of innovative equipment, service and
software products. At Applied Materials, we apply Nanomanufacturing
Technology to improve the way people live. Learn more at
www.appliedmaterials.com.

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SOURCE: Applied Materials, Inc.