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To: Gottfried who wrote (51122)	8/24/2001 4:35:06 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 70976

Applied Materials Awarded Patent for Key Chemical Mechanical Polishing Components Critical Patent Covers Carrier Head and Retaining Ring Components SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 24, 2001--The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office granted Applied Materials, Inc. Patent No. 6,251,215 covering the carrier head and composite (two piece) AEP (Advanced Edge Performance) retaining ring, which are key components of its industry-leading Mirra® CMP (chemical mechanical polishing) system. These components have allowed Applied Materials to enhance the Mirra system's production-worthiness and have enabled the superior process performance of its industry-leading Titan Head(TM) technology. ``Applied Materials' significant investment in research, development and engineering is the cornerstone of our success in helping customers continually improve the performance of our systems,'' said Dave Fried, corporate vice president and general manager of Applied Materials' Customer Productivity Support Group. ``These investments, which have resulted in a significant portfolio of intellectual properties, allow our customers to benefit from the proprietary designs of our critical system technologies and ensure them of receiving the exceptional quality inherent in our products.'' U.S. Patent No.6,251,215, titled ``Carrier head with a Multilayer Retaining Ring for Chemical Mechanical Polishing,'' was issued on June 26, 2001. Introduced in December, 1995, Applied Materials' Mirra CMP system has achieved widespread customer acceptance, with more than 1,000 systems shipped to customers to date. These systems also include Applied Materials' Mirra Mesa(TM) CMP systems with integrated cleaning and metrology capability and the 300mm Reflexion(TM) CMP system introduced in 2000. 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 enables Information for Everyone(TM) by helping semiconductor manufacturers produce more powerful, portable and affordable chips. Applied Materials' Web site is www.appliedmaterials.com.