Applied Materials

Applied Materials is a materials engineering company whose technology is used to manufacture semiconductors and advanced displays. It is an equipment and technology supplier rather than a pure investment firm, though it also backs outside innovation.

What Applied Materials offers

• Materials engineering — equipment and processes that modify materials at the atomic level on an industrial scale.
• Chip and display manufacturing technology — tools used in producing new chips and displays.
• Venture investment — funding for outside companies.
• Research and joint development — collaborative programmes with partners.

Who it works with

Customers are chip and display manufacturers. The company also recruits engineers and other staff and publishes investor information such as dividend announcements.