News Release

Applied Materials to hold Second Quarter FY 2008 Earnings Call on May 13 at 4:30 p.m. ET

Apr 29, 2008 at 4:01 PM EDT

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 29, 2008--Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT), will hold its quarterly earnings call to discuss its results for the second quarter of fiscal 2008 and its business outlook on Tuesday, May 13, 2008, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (1:30 p.m. Pacific Time).

A live webcast of the earnings call will be available on Applied Materials' website at: http://www.appliedmaterials.com/investors/index.html. Replays and an audio/MP3 will be available beginning Tuesday, May 13, at 8:00 p.m. ET (5:00 p.m. PT), and ending Wednesday, May 28, at 8:00 p.m. ET (5:00 p.m. PT).

Applied Materials, Inc., is the global leader in Nanomanufacturing Technology(TM) solutions with a broad portfolio of innovative equipment, service and software products for the fabrication of semiconductor chips, flat panels, solar photovoltaic cells, flexible electronics and energy efficient glass. At Applied Materials, we apply Nanomanufacturing Technology to improve the way people live. Learn more at www.appliedmaterials.com.

CONTACT:
Applied Materials, Inc.
Linda Heller, 408-748-5227 (Investment Community)
investor_relations@amat.com
David Miller, 408-563-9582 (Editorial/Media)
david_miller@amat.com

SOURCE: Applied Materials, Inc.