Media Advisory/Symposium Spotlights High-k/Metal Gates

Industry Leaders to Discuss the Semiconductor Industry's Next Big Challenge

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct 23, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- IEEE SCV-EDS(1) will host a full-day technical symposium with
distinguished technologists and researchers from the world's leading
semiconductor companies and universities to discuss the transition to
new high-k dielectric materials and metal gates for next-generation
transistors. The ability to integrate high-k/metal gates will remove
one of the industry's major barriers to scaling semiconductor
technology. The symposium will be held on October 26, 2006 at Hotel
Valencia in San Jose, Calif. The event is co-sponsored by Applied
Materials.

After years of intensive R&D efforts, tremendous progress on
engineering manufacturable high-k/metal gates is now being reported,
paving the way for the one of the most significant changes in
transistor technology. Exploring this progress, the symposium is
titled, Has the Time Arrived for Manufacturing High-k/Metal Gates?

"This event provides an opportunity for attendees to hear first
hand from technologists and research experts about the implications
and challenges of integrating high-k and metal gates into the process
mainstream," said Dr. Jeff Watt, Chairman, IEEE SCV-EDS. "By fostering
discussion and sharing insights, the industry can more quickly find
and implement solutions that will allow everyone to benefit."

Who: AMD, Freescale, IBM, Micron, North Carolina State University,
SEMATECH, Stanford University, Toshiba, Xilinx, and
Applied Materials

Where: Hotel Valencia, 355 Santana Row, San Jose, California 95128
Parking at the hotel is complimentary

When: October 26, 2006 from 8:30a.m. to 5:00p.m.

For registration and other program information, interested persons
should visit the Applied Materials home page at
http://appliedmaterials.com/Highk_MetalGate.html

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Applied Materials, Inc. 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

(1) IEEE Santa Clara Valley-Electron Devices Society

SOURCE: Applied Materials

Applied Materials
Connie Duncan, 408-563-6209 (technical media)
Patricia Zepeda, 408-563-8160 (business media)