Company Profile For Applied Materials, Inc.

Applied Materials, Inc. (Applied), incorporated in 1967, provides Nanomanufacturing Technology solutions for the global semiconductor, flat panel display, solar and related industries, with a portfolio of equipment, service and software products. The Company’s customers include manufacturers of semiconductor wafers and chips, flat panel liquid crystal displays (LCDs), solar photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules, and other electronic devices. It operates in four segments: Silicon, Applied Global Services, Display, and Energy and Environmental Solutions. On January 31, 2008, Applied acquired Baccini S.p.A. (Baccini), a supplier of automated metallization and test systems for crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar PV cells.

BRIEF: For the fiscal year ended 25 October 2009, Applied Materials, Inc.'s revenues decreased 38% to $5.01B. Net loss totaled $305.3M vs. an income of $960.7M. Revenues reflect a decrease in income from SSG segment and Applied Global Services segment. Net loss reflects an increase in restructuring & asset impairment expenses, the presence of impairment of equity method investment & strategic investment and higher interest expenses.