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To: Mark Duper who wrote (44895)	4/2/2001 10:21:27 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 70976

Applied Materials Awarded ISO 9002 Certification for All Volume Manufacturing Operations Applied Materials' Austin, Texas, Facility is Largest Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturing Operation to Ever Be Certified SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 2, 2001-- Applied Materials, Inc., the world's largest supplier of wafer fabrication systems and services to the global semiconductor industry, has been awarded the International Standards Organization (ISO) 9002 certification for quality assurance in its Austin Volume Manufacturing Organization. The Austin, Texas, facility is the largest semiconductor equipment manufacturing operation to ever attain certification. ``During the past several years Applied Materials has created the world's largest dedicated chip equipment manufacturing center at the Austin facility,'' said Raymond Leubner, corporate vice president of Volume Manufacturing at Applied Materials. ``Our products are highly complex systems manufactured in cleanrooms, with thousands of components and parts. Each of these multi-million dollar systems typically is customized for an individual customer.'' ``Receiving the ISO certification for an operation of this size and complexity shows Applied Materials' dedication to world-class manufacturing. The real winners are our customers, who receive products of steadily higher quality, which ultimately translates to higher reliability and greater customer profitability,'' Leubner said. ISO 9002 is an internationally recognized standard incorporating established, verifiable procedures that lead to higher quality products and services. Achieving this certification demonstrates Applied Materials' commitment to customer satisfaction, and to delivering excellence in all areas of operation. ISO certification is attained when an independent audit firm's assessment verifies that an organization's day-to-day business practices match its process documentation and meet or exceed the stringent and explicit ISO standards. The Applied Materials assessment was conducted by Det Norske Veritas (DNV), the Applied Materials Corporate ISO 9000 registrar. The DNV assessment verified the approach, deployment and results of the Austin volume manufacturing quality management system. Applied Materials (Nasdaq:AMAT - news), the largest supplier of products and services to the global semiconductor industry, is one of the world's leading information infrastructure providers. Applied Materials' Web site is appliedmaterials.com.