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Applied Materials
In the AI Economy Index: Major, 1.38% (as of 2 October 2026)
Makes equipment and materials-engineering systems used to manufacture semiconductors and displays.
Makes equipment and materials-engineering systems used to manufacture semiconductors and displays.
It supplies a broad range of the deposition, etch and inspection tools used across chip fabs, including those making AI chips.
Sells semiconductor-fabrication equipment and services to chipmakers.
United States
Semiconductor manufacturing equipment. The highly specialized machines and design software used to create advanced chips in the first place. Without these tools, no chip maker in the world — including the ones building NVIDIA's chips — could produce anything.
Same-layer peers share an editorial stack classification; that alone does not establish direct competition.
Connections (9)
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Current relationships (8)
Source: 2026-03-19 · reviewed 2026-09-20
Evidence: Primary-source statement · Active, currently recognized supplier relationship
Limits: Confirms an active, recognized supply relationship; does not disclose contract value, equipment volumes, or which specific Intel fabs or nodes are involved.
Applied Materials Receives Intel EPIC Supplier Award ↗Source: 2026-02-11 · reviewed 2026-09-20
Evidence: Primary-source statement · Founding member of active joint R&D center
Limits: Confirms Samsung's founding membership and the R&D scope described; does not disclose Samsung's investment amount or any equipment purchase commitments tied to the center.
Applied Materials Announces Samsung Electronics Will Join the New, Multibillion-Dollar EPIC Center in Silicon Valley ↗Source: 2026-02-11 · reviewed 2026-09-22
Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating
Limits: Describes joint R&D program membership, not a specific equipment purchase order, Samsung's dollar commitment, or exclusivity versus other EPIC Center members.
Applied Materials Announces Samsung Electronics Will Join the New, Multibillion-Dollar EPIC Center in Silicon Valley ↗Source: 2025-04-14 · reviewed 2026-09-26
Evidence: Primary-source statement · Completed stake purchase (April 2025)
Limits: Describes the April 2025 purchase; does not establish Applied's current holding, board influence or any control. Press reports in March 2026 of takeover interest were unconfirmed and are not reflected here.
Applied Materials Announces a Strategic Investment in BE Semiconductor Industries ↗Source: 2025-04-14 · reviewed 2026-09-26
Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating
Limits: Stated by Applied; does not establish revenue split, shipments of the integrated solution or which chipmakers use it.
Applied Materials Announces a Strategic Investment in BE Semiconductor Industries ↗Source: 2025-02-25 · reviewed 2026-09-26
Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating through fiscal 2024
Limits: Does not give Applied Materials' individual revenue share, contract terms, exclusivity, or whether the concentration continued after 2024.
Ultra Clean Holdings Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 27, 2024 ↗Source: 2022-12-19 · reviewed 2026-09-26
Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating in 2022; current status not confirmed
Limits: A 2022 supplier award; does not establish which products, volumes, revenue share, or that the supply relationship continues today.
Entegris Receives Supplier Excellence Award in ESG From Applied Materials ↗Source: 2022-04-26 · reviewed 2026-09-26
Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating in 2022; current status not confirmed
Limits: A 2022 award to one MKS product line; does not establish total MKS sales to Applied Materials, revenue share, or current status.
MKS Optical Sensing Products Business Receives Applied Materials 2022 Supplier Excellence Award ↗Dated or announced (1)
Source: 2024-12-02 · reviewed 2026-09-17
Evidence: Primary-source statement · Supplier relationship documented
Limits: Supports a supplier relationship in 2024, not current contract terms, spend, exclusivity or dependency.
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