Media Advisory/Symposium Spotlights Transition to 32nm

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 7, 2006--Applied
Materials, Inc. will host a technical symposium on December 12, 2006,
in San Francisco with distinguished executives and technologists from
leading chip companies and universities, including AMD, IBM, Intel,
MIT, and TI to discuss the industry's imminent move to 32nm device
manufacturing. The event will provide an in-depth look at the critical
design and process issues that must be resolved to ensure a successful
transition to the 32nm technology node.

Topics:
-- Key bottlenecks in logic and Flash at the 32 nm node
-- Viable 32nm node structures for logic transistor/Flash cells
-- High-k/metal gates
-- New design rules and device parasitics

Panel:
Dr. Zroan Krivokapic, Senior Member of Technical Staff,
Strategic Technology Group, AMD
Dr. Ghavam Shahidi, Fellow, Director of High Performance Logic,
IBM
Dr. Al Fazio, Fellow, Intel
Dr. Judy Hoyt, MIT
Dr. Venu Menon, Vice President, Silicon Technology Development,
TI
Dr. Farhad Moghadam, Senior Vice President, Applied Materials

Moderator, Dr. Scott E. Thompson, University of Florida

When: Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2006
Where: Hotel Nikko
222 Mason St. San Francisco, CA 94102
Agenda:
5:15 to 5:30 pm Registration
5:30 to 6:15 pm Dinner
6:15 to 7:15 pm Panel Discussion

Register at:
http://www.appliedmaterials.com/2006_32nm_symposium/index.html

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Nanomanufacturing Technology(TM) solutions with a broad portfolio of

innovative equipment, service and software products for the

fabrication of semiconductor chips, flat panels, solar photovoltaic

cells, flexible electronics and energy efficient glass. At Applied

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CONTACT: Applied Materials, Inc.

Connie Duncan, 408-563-6209 (Technical Media)

Patricia Zepeda, 408-563-8160 (Business Media)

SOURCE: Applied Materials, Inc.