GlobeNewswire Inc | Dec 10, 2020 07:30AM EST

December 10, 2020

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Applied Materials, Inc. today announced the recipients of its 2020 Supplier Excellence Awards for contributions made to Applieds business over the past year. The awards reflect outstanding technical and operational performance in several areas including quality, service, lead time, delivery, cost and responsiveness.

This past year more than any other has shown the importance of having a resilient and agile supply chain, said Dr. Gino Addiego, senior vice president of Engineering, Operations and Quality at Applied Materials. I want to thank all our suppliers, especially our 2020 Supplier Excellence Award recipients, for helping Applied Materials fulfill our customer commitments and deliver innovative materials engineering solutions to the industry.

The following 11 companies received Supplier Excellence Awards in their designated categories for consistently meeting or exceeding Applieds performance expectations over the past year:

Best in Class PerformanceETLA LimitedFoxsemicon Integrated Technology Inc.Richport TechnologySINFONIA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTDTHERM-X

Excellence in Aftermarket SupportNTK Technologies, Inc.Tokai Carbon Korea

Excellence in Innovation and New Product SupportFM Industries, Inc. an NGK Group CompanyNorCal Engineering Inc.TRUMPF Huettinger

Excellence in QualityChenfull International CO., Ltd.

AboutApplied MaterialsApplied Materials, Inc.(Nasdaq: AMAT) is the leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. Our expertise in modifying materials at atomic levels and on an industrial scale enables customers to transform possibilities into reality. AtApplied Materials, our innovations make possible the technology shaping the future. Learn more atwww.appliedmaterials.com.

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