News Release

Applied Materials Completes Acquisition of Technology from SCP

Jul 1, 2005 at 5:14 PM EDT

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 1, 2005--Applied Materials, Inc. announced today that it has completed the acquisition of single-wafer immersion technology and Marangoni(R) clean/dry intellectual property from SCP Global Technology, Inc. This acquisition complements Applied Materials' existing wet cleaning product and provides an expanded range of advanced cleaning solutions for customers' critical applications.

Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMAT), headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is the largest supplier of equipment and services to the global semiconductor industry. Applied Materials' website is http://www.appliedmaterials.com.

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SOURCE: Applied Materials, Inc.