Sales of semiconductor systems rise as global demand increases
Applied Materials Inc.’s (Applied Materials) semiconductor systems segment has experienced robust growth as a result of expanding data and emerging high-tech markets. This segment manufactures equipment used to fabricate semiconductor chips and equipment for deposition, rapid thermal processing, chemical mechanical planarization and metrology, and is Applied Materials’ largest, generating the largest proportion of the company's consolidated net sales and profit. At the same time, products within this segment are subject to significant changes to customer requirements, including transitions to smaller dimensions, new materials and increasingly complex chip architecture.
COVID|Balance Sheet|Product Innovation|Structural|M&AIn response to volatile demand in the wake of the first COVID-19 surge, the company undertook a comprehensive cost reduction program, aimed at shoring up labor and supply costs.
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