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To: Gottfried who wrote (10378)	6/14/2004 5:09:38 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 25522

Applied Materials Expands Portfolio of Transistor Fabrication Technologies with Acquisition of TORREX Monday June 14, 5:00 pm ET SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 14, 2004--Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMAT - News) announced that it has acquired all of the outstanding stock of TORREX® for an undisclosed cash amount. This acquisition enables Applied Materials to serve customers' highly cost-sensitive thermal film deposition applications for front-end semiconductor manufacturing with TORREX's multi-wafer processing technology. Founded in 1991, TORREX pioneered a new class of production-proven manufacturing systems that can process up to 50 wafers at a time in a stacked single-wafer environment. TORREX's FlexStar system is positioned at several key customer sites where it has demonstrated breakthrough performance over traditional hot wall furnaces for ALD (atomic layer deposition) and LPCVD (low pressure chemical vapor deposition) applications on both 200mm and 300mm wafers. "TORREX's innovative capability is a strategic fit for Applied Materials, strengthening our product line to provide customers with the broadest range of processing solutions to meet the technology and cost requirements of advanced transistor manufacturing," said Dr. Randhir Thakur, vice president and general manager of Applied Materials' Front End Products group. "Our worldwide infrastructure, support services and advanced core engineering expertise should allow us to expand FlexStar's customer base and quickly ramp this proven technology into volume production." This press release contains certain forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, those relating to the potential benefits of the acquisition and enhancement of the Company's products and services. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the performance and successful integration of acquired businesses and technology. The Company assumes no obligation to update the information in this press release. Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMAT - News) is the largest supplier of equipment and services to the global semiconductor industry. Applied Materials' Website is appliedmaterials.com.

To: Gottfried who wrote (10378)	6/15/2004 7:50:48 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25522

Applied Materials Strengthens Leadership Position in HDP-CVD Tuesday June 15, 7:30 am ET Ships 100th 300mm System SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 15, 2004--Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMAT - News) demonstrates its market leadership in HDP-CVD(1) technology for the sixth straight year with the shipment of its 100th Applied Centura® Ultima(TM) HDP-CVD system for 300mm wafers. The Ultima system is the industry standard for critical shallow trench isolation (STI), pre-metal dielectric (PMD) and inter-metal dielectric (IMD) applications for manufacturing advanced high-speed transistors in both logic and memory chips. "We have extended the Ultima system's process technology to 65nm-generation geometries and to fill greater than 6:1 aspect ratio structures, while further improving its cost-effectiveness in 300mm volume production," said Dr. Farhad Moghadam, vice president and general manager of Applied Materials' Dielectric Systems and Modules Group. "Our customers have been able to maximize their HDP-CVD investment by using the same Ultima systems across several technology nodes, resulting in a steady improvement in operating cost and production effectiveness. The system is well positioned to continue this remarkable record." Featuring a flexible "universal" chamber design and innovative gap-fill technology, the Applied Centura Ultima system supports multiple interconnect and front-end HDP-CVD applications. The system can run both advanced high aspect ratio STI and PMD applications for 90nm and 65nm transistor designs in the same chamber, maximizing productivity and utilization of fab floor space. The Ultima system's unique features include a tunable gas injection, the reliable BLUE(TM) electrostatic chuck and an innovative high-efficiency Remote Clean plasma source that minimizes particle counts and virtually eliminates PFC (perfluorocompound) emissions. For more information on the Applied Ultima system, please visit appliedmaterials.com. The Ultima HDP-CVD Centura is currently being used by 17 of the top 20 semiconductor manufacturers worldwide. Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMAT - News) is the largest supplier of products and services to the global semiconductor industry. Applied Materials' web site is www.appliedmaterials.com (1) HDP-CVD = high density plasma - chemical vapor deposition Source: Applied Materials, Inc.