Applied Materials, Inc.

Applied Materials, Inc. is a US semiconductor equipment company based in Santa Clara, California. Its shares trade on Nasdaq under the ticker AMAT. The company's customers are foundries that make logic and memory chips and integrated chipmakers.

The Semiconductor Systems segment covers deposition systems that lay thin film layers onto silicon wafers, etch tools that transfer patterns into the material, ion implantation, chemical mechanical planarization, and defect inspection and metrology equipment. Applied Global Services provides spare parts, maintenance, upgrades and productivity services for equipment installed in the field. The company also has a separate area of activity for equipment used in display manufacturing.

Those assessing AMAT stock watch the equipment investment plans of chipmakers worldwide, AI-driven investment in advanced process nodes and advanced memory, the share of sales to China and changes in US export controls. The Applied Materials page on Lzzo.com presents the price in US dollars with a chart with selectable periods and technical indicators.