Frequently Asked Questions

Applied Materials has locations across the globe, including United States, Japan, India, Taiwan, China, Korea, Southeast Asia, Israel and Europe. View locations

Applied Materials was founded in 1967.

Applied Materials is led by Gary E. Dickerson, President and Chief Executive Officer.

Applied Materials is listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker AMAT.

• The ecosystem starts with wafer fabrication equipment (WFE) companies like Applied Materials.
• Wafer fab equipment is the systems or tools that chipmakers use to process silicon wafers through materials engineering to create integrated circuits. In other words, wafer fab equipment represents the machines that create semiconductor chips.
• Applied Materials’ materials engineering solutions are delivered to chipmakers that specialize in foundry, logic and memory.
• The chipmakers in the semiconductor industry then service the global electronics industry in everything from medical, clean energy and wearable devices, to mobility, AR/VR and AI. Applied Materials enables the entire global electronics industry. 

The Applied Materials EPIC Platform is not just a framework. It’s a strategic model focused on transformative innovation and high-velocity commercialization defining how Applied convenes experts across the semiconductor ecosystem to collaborate and reduce development cycle times. EPIC, our flagship facility in the heart of Silicon Valley, ensures American leadership in the semiconductor ecosystem.

Across the globe, Applied Materials leads the world in manufacturing semiconductor and display equipment. We assemble, integrate and test various proprietary and commercial parts, components and subassemblies, build systems that are essential to advancing AI and accelerate the commercialization of next-generation chips.

Applied Materials is also the largest U.S. manufacturer of semiconductor equipment. The largest Applied Materials manufacturing location in the U.S. is in Austin, Texas.

Applied Materials works with leading semiconductor companies worldwide, helping them produce faster, smaller, and more efficient semiconductor chips. We also work with display manufacturers helping them produce next-generation displays.

The Applied Materials Global Services (AGS) organization provides services, spares, consulting and factory automation software to customer wafer fabrication plants globally. Customer demand is fulfilled through a global distribution system and trained field engineers located near customer sites support our semiconductor and display equipment worldwide.

Applied Materials provides the semiconductor manufacturing industry with the tools and solutions to deliver consumer products and devices to their customers. Applied Materials makes the machines that make the semiconductor chips that companies use in electronic devices you use every single day.

Data Center AI, robotics, electric vehicles and autonomous vehicles, and renewable energy are technology shifts built on semiconductor technology enabled by Applied Materials.

Watch this video about How to Make a Chip. 

Visit AppliedMaterials.com and click Careers in the upper right section of the page. 

In certain regions, Applied Materials may provide paid internships in engineering, finance, marketing, and more.  

Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The Applied Materials Net Zero 2040 Playbook^™ is a playbook that is driving cross-industry collaboration to reduce and mitigate the climate impact of the semiconductor ecosystem.

Applied Materials is driving progress toward our Scope 1 and Scope 2 emission targets, with an ambition to reach net zero for Scope 1 and Scope 2 by 2030. The greatest decarbonization opportunity continues to be our Scope 3 emissions, which represent more than 99% of our total carbon footprint. Our Scope 3 emissions decreased 12% in fiscal 2024, continuing a year-over-year reduction trend and indicating positive impact from product efficiency and clean energy gains even as our business grows. 

Annual impact or sustainability reports are available here on the Applied Materials website. 

At Applied Materials, we align what matters to our employees and the communities where we live and work with who we are. We turn our values into local action through community-centered engagement efforts. Applied and the Applied Materials Foundation deploy charitable and human resources giving back to communities around the world. Visit the Purpose webpage.