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The Motley Fool May 4, 2011 Brian D. Pacampara	Varian Semiconductor Shares Skyrocketed: What You Need to Know Shares of Varian Semiconductor soared a staggering 51% on Wednesday after Applied Materials offered to buy the mobile device chip equipment specialist for $4.9 billion.
The Motley Fool May 17, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	The Applied Materials Yo-Yo A consummate sentiment stock, investor attitudes about the semiconductor cycle will lift and depress Applied Materials' shares.
The Motley Fool April 26, 2011 Jordan DiPietro	Rising Star Buy: Applied Materials Take advantage of the chip revolution by buying the largest and best.
The Motley Fool May 20, 2010 Anders Bylund	Watch This Stock -- But Don't Buy It! Applied's position in the semiconductor supply chain makes the company an awesome leading indicator of the entire industry's health. However, the lack of forward visibility makes it a less-than-perfect investment.
The Motley Fool May 25, 2005 Rich Smith	Applied Mathematics Applied Materials is no bargain, but it could become one.
The Motley Fool August 17, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Still Waiting on Applied Materials This leading semiconductor equipment company has been in a holding pattern for a year; is business finally about to pick up? Unless investors want to ride the ups and downs for long stretches of time, this is definitely a stock that is bought to be sold.
The Motley Fool August 19, 2010 Tim Beyers	Ignore This Chip Stock At Your Own Risk The business of making semiconductors has never been more important.
The Motley Fool June 30, 2011 Eric Bleeker	How Applied Materials Remains on Top Applied Materials has been able to keep its absolute R&D spending totally flat over the past five years while growing sales 19%.
The Motley Fool February 28, 2011 Anders Bylund	This Stock Has a Chip on Its Shoulder This stock could be a low-risk path into several high-growth markets.
The Motley Fool August 21, 2006 Rich Smith	Applied Brakes Investors in Applied Materials couldn't have asked for much more out of their company's fiscal third-quarter 2006 earnings release. However, caution is in order as semiconductor investors tend to be nervous types.
The Motley Fool May 12, 2008 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Applied Materials' Familiar Tune In advance of earnings, analysts expect Applied Materials' profits to tumble.
Fast Company November 2010 Jennifer Kho	Applied Materials and the $1.5 Billion Solar-Power Flameout Applied Materials was supposed to revolutionize the thin-film solar business, just as it had spurred chip and display makers to new heights. Instead, it was out of the game in three years. What happened?
The Motley Fool May 13, 2009 Toby Shute	Solar Equipment Suppliers Go Splat Two solar equipment companies, Applied Materials and GT Solar report some rough financial results.
The Motley Fool January 10, 2012 Keki Fatakia	Chipping Away at Novellus Novellus Systems reports a fall in revenues and profits.
The Motley Fool June 8, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Novellus Does Better ... and There Was Much Rejoicing The semiconductor equipment maker is doing better than even the optimistic analysts expected. And thus far at least, with the stock up some 6% in morning trading, it seems like investors are getting to enjoy the rewards.
The Motley Fool August 10, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Applied Materials Leads the Way Semiconductor equipment maker Applied Materials is ready to report Q3 earnings next week. Here is what analysts will be looking for.
The Motley Fool May 23, 2008 Jack Uldrich	Applied Materials Is Sunny Inside Applied Materials solar business could spur future growth.
The Motley Fool February 11, 2009 Anders Bylund	Applied Materials Will Run on Solar Power Now that chip giants from Intel to Texas Instruments and everyone in between are cutting back wafer production, Applied is quickly becoming a solar panel specialist.
The Motley Fool November 19, 2007 Rich Smith	Applied Materials Gets Greener As Applied Materials grows the solar side of its business, the company has mostly dodged the market's downdraft, despite reporting a weak fourth quarter.
The Motley Fool January 21, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Is Lam a Wolf? Semiconductor equipment maker announces a good quarter, but warns of challenging business conditions. Investors looking to bottom-fish for stocks near cyclical lows should take a look.
The Motley Fool February 15, 2007 Dan Bloom	Applied Materials Rides the Memory Wave If you invest in semiconductor companies, you're probably well aware of the volatility of their businesses. Applied Materials delivers good results, but will memory customers keep spending?
The Motley Fool January 16, 2008 Rich Smith	Applied Musical Chairs, Part Deux Semiconductor equipment maker Applied Materials announces it will lay off 1,000 employees.
InternetNews August 17, 2004 Michael Singer	Applied Materials Takes on Metron The company drops $85M on a global outsourcing firm to develop and market products for its growing fab services program.
The Motley Fool November 18, 2010 Anders Bylund	This Boring Business Is a Stock Market Dynamo A stable, predictable business like Applied Materials comes with drawbacks and advantages.
InternetNews August 11, 2009	AMAT Beats the Street as Stocks Tumble Applied Materials shows signs of stabilization, but investors remain worried.
The Motley Fool January 23, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Lam Shepherds More Orders Strong orders for etch equipment suggests a legit revival in equipment demand. There's plenty of room for me-too investors to jump into the cycle and push all of these semiconductor equipment stocks higher.
The Motley Fool May 25, 2011 Anders Bylund	How Applied Materials Rewards Investors There's nothing amateurish about these dividends.
The Motley Fool February 13, 2008 Rich Smith	Applause for Applied Materials The slump is ending, and this semiconductor equipment maker has got the numbers to prove it.
The Motley Fool October 12, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	ASML Must Be a Cubs Fan Can ASML live up to the hope and hype that next year will be better for semiconductor equipment makers? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 11, 2008 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Applied Materials, Low Hurdles So far this year, Applied Materials is two-for-two in earnings beats, but only by virtue of doing slightly less badly than expected. Analysts wonder if this quarter will be different.
The Motley Fool May 15, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Applied Materials The semiconductor equipment maker reports second-quarter 2006 numbers tomorrow: Investors, buy, sell, or waffle? Here is what the analysts say.
The Motley Fool January 14, 2005 Rich Smith	Applied Musical Chairs Investors may have been taken aback a bit at yesterday's news that Applied Materials has instituted a slow-drip layoff.
The Motley Fool March 16, 2007 Jack Uldrich	Applied Materials Serves Itself A solar power installation project will be its largest corporate facility to date. Investors, the sun could not only be powering its corporate offices -- it could also be powering its future growth and driving its stock price higher.
The Motley Fool July 13, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Does ASML Have the Right Pattern for Growth? ASML's results weren't bad, but the market for semiconductor equipment still looks precarious. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 16, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Applied Materials Waits for the Turn The semiconductor equipment market is still tough, but dawn might be breaking. Investors looking for broad exposure to an improvement in semiconductors (and, to a lesser extent, flat panel displays) should take a look at Applied Materials.
The Motley Fool July 6, 2010 Rich Smith	This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades Piper says Applied Materials entry into solar has not gone well in the thin film solar market.
The Motley Fool January 23, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	The Persistence of Memory Chips Increased demand for memory chips seems to be helping semiconductor equipment maker ASML.The not-so-good news here is that the stock has been rising pretty steadily since mid-2005 on the expectation of a turnaround in the business.
The Motley Fool November 13, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Applied Materials Not So Shiny In advance of earnings, analysts wonder if the semiconductor equipment maker will beat their earnings estimates yet again.
The Motley Fool April 20, 2007 Dan Bloom	Being Patient With Ultratech When will it see the payoff from its unique chip technology? While there are no guarantees, this stock has a lot of upside if things work out.
The Motley Fool August 15, 2007 Anders Bylund	Material Buybacks: Fool by Numbers Fast facts on Applied Materials third-quarter earnings. Guidance was met and the semi-conductor maker's own expectations were slightly surpassed.
The Motley Fool November 20, 2006 Anders Bylund	Applied Material Grows Supportive The clean-room equipment maker is coming off a whiz-bang fiscal 2006 with an additional boost in the fourth quarter. As always, you should do your own due diligence, but this company looks mighty tasty right about now.
The Motley Fool August 14, 2008 Rich Smith	Applied Materials' Sunny Display Couch potatoes could help this company win the day, as Applied benefits from booming demand for flat-panel LCD TVs.
The Motley Fool August 7, 2011 Rex Moore	How to Tell If Applied Materials Is Hiding Weakness Here are Applied Materials' numbers, as well as a bonus look at a few other companies in its industry.
The Motley Fool January 3, 2008 Richard Gibbons	Avoid These Awful Stocks in 2008 There are two types of stocks to avoid in 2008 -- the ones that are expensive and the ones that look cheap.
The Motley Fool October 20, 2005 Dan Bloom	Novellus Swings and Misses The semiconductor production equipment maker's operational problems are hurting the stock.
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The Motley Fool October 8, 2010 Brian D. Pacampara	Lam Research Plunged: What You Need to Know Chip equipment specialist Lam Research\ saw its shares fall as much as 11% in intraday trading on a bearish combo of a disappointing outlook from a close peer and an analyst downgrade.
The Motley Fool October 14, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Investors on the Lam Add Lam Research, the third-largest American semiconductor equipment company, to the list of those expecting 2006 to be a better year than 2005. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 15, 2007 Anders Bylund	Applied Materials Flashes Some Cash Applied Materials turns in a very nice earnings report. The cash flows look good, and demand is strong due to improved market conditions.
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