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The Applied Materials Solar Car Smackdown $AMAT
Applied Materials employees used a bit of engineering and sun power to raise money for the Capital Area Food Bank in Austin, Texas. The thirdannual Solar Car Race, challenges engineering teams to compete for thefastest solar car design. Employees pay a fee to enter and provide funds in a variety of ways to supporttheir favorite [...]
Yingli Recognizes Applied’s Technology and Service with Special Award $YGE
Yingli Green Energy granted Applied Materials its "Special Contribution Award" forexcellence in optimizing the efficiency and productivity of its solarphotovoltaic (PV) cell manufacturing operations in Baoding, Hebeiprovince, China. Applied Materials was one of only two equipmentmanufacturers among Yingli’s 200 suppliers to win this prestigiousaward. This was the highest honor given to Yingli’s business partnersduring its [...]
Applied Materials Enables Display Innovations
I am in Makuhari, Japan just outside of Tokyo this week for the FPD International/Green Devices 2010 show, running from Nov 10-12. Applied Materials’ theme at this year’s showis “Display Innovations for a Visual World” and the objective is todemonstrate our technology leadership in thin film transistor liquidcrystal displays (TFT-LCD) and emerging displays. The incrediblenew [...]
Applied Materials Honored with DiversityFIRST Award $AMAT
Applied Materials’ vice president of Global Operations Manufacturing, RickGesing (center), accepts 2010 Corporate DiversityFIRST Award. Last week I had the pleasure of accepting on behalf of Applied Materials the 2010 Corporate DiversityFIRST Award from the Texas Diversity Council. The recognition was for Applied Materials’ commitment to diversity awareness and inclusion. The diversity program and workshops [...]
Schwarzenegger, Cameron Debut “No on Prop 23″ Ad at Applied Materials
Today, Applied Materials’ R&D campus—home to one of the largestcorporate solar installations in the nation—served as the backdrop forthe debut of the newest ad for the “No on Proposition 23” campaign. Thead was introduced in a webcast this afternoon by Tom Steyer, CampaignCo-Chair (far left), California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (center), and "Avatar” movie director James [...]
Applied Ventures: 5 Years of Active Corporate Cleantech Investing
I am pleased to share with you an update on Applied Ventures as we celebrate our fund’s fifth anniversary. Over these past fiveyears, we have had the privilege of investing more than $100 milliondollars in 27 companies, mostly in cleantech, making us one of the mostactive investors in the space. We have been delighted to [...]
Applied Materials Receives IC Industry Award
I am very pleased to report that for the second time this year, AppliedMaterials was honored for our breakthrough iSYS subfab technology,receiving the EuroAsia IC Industry Subsystems & Components Award, presented last week at the SEMICON Europa show in Dresden. In July, iSYS was named Sustainable Technology of the Year by Semiconductor Equipment and Materials [...]
Applied Materials: NO on Prop 23 $AMAT
One of the most hotly contested items on this year’s California ballot isProposition 23, an initiative aimed at suspending the State’s landmarkAB 32 law (the Global Warming Solutions Act). Prop 23 is being touted as a "jobs initiative," but the real thrust ofthe proposition is to suspend AB 32 until unemployment reaches a levelof 5.5% [...]