2008 OCT 6 - (VerticalNews.com) -- Applied Materials, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share payable on the company's common stock. The dividend is payable on December 4, 2008 to stockholders of record as of November 13, 2008.

  Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMAT) is the global leader in Nanomanufacturing Technology(TM) solutions with a broad portfolio of innovative equipment, services and software products for the fabrication of semiconductor chips, flat panel displays, solar photovoltaic cells, flexible electronics and energy efficient glass. At Applied Materials, we apply Nanomanufacturing Technology to improve the way people live. Learn more at www.appliedmaterials.com ...read more

  2008 JUL 28 - (VerticalNews.com) -- Applied Materials, Inc. announced its Applied Producer(R) eHARP(TM) system, extending the production-proven HARP SACVD(R)(1) gap-fill technology for critical STI(2) device structures to 32nm and beyond. The eHARP process delivers void-free films to fill less than 30nm, greater than 12:1 aspect ratio features -- essential requirements for the fabrication of advanced memory and logic devices. Featuring proprietary new process innovations, the eHARP system's robust, high-density, strain-inducing films enable the scaling of conventional planar and emerging 3-D device structures ...read more

  2008 JUL 28 - (VerticalNews.com) -- Applied Materials, Inc. announced its Applied E3(TM) advanced equipment and process control solution, a comprehensive factory automation (FA) software package for improving the productivity and reducing the costs of semiconductor, flat panel display and photovoltaic solar cell manufacturing. Utilizing proprietary algorithms, the Applied E3 system can boost process capability by greater than 30%, reduce unscheduled down time, and shorten cycle time to achieve up to a 20% increase in overall equipment effectiveness. The Applied E3 system uniquely integrates all critical equipment automation and process control components to deliver the most flexible, user-friendly and powerful fab-wide Equipment Engineering System solution on the market today ...read more