Applied Materials, Inc. Receives Intel´s Preferred Quality Supplier Award

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 11, 2012 - Applied Materials, Inc. has been
recognized as one of 19 companies receiving Intel Corporation´s Preferred
Quality Supplier (PQS) award for their performance in 2011. Applied Materials,
Inc. is recognized for their significant contributions providing Intel with
semiconductor manufacturing equipment and support services, deemed essential to
Intel´s success.

"It is a great honor to receive Intel´s Preferred Quality Supplier award once
again, " stated Dr. Randhir Thakur, executive vice president and general manager
of the Silicon Systems Group at Applied Materials. "We appreciate our
relationship with Intel, with whom we share a common vision of performance-
driven value through collaboration. The Applied Materials team is focused on
meeting Intel´s high standards with speed, discipline, and leading-edge
technology, while also paying close attention to the sustainability, safety, and
cost-effectiveness of our products."

"We sincerely congratulate Applied Materials, Inc. for winning Intel´s 2011
Preferred Quality Supplier award, one of our highest levels of supplier
achievement recognition, " said Sandra Viarengo, Fab Capital Equipment
Development director, Intel Corporation. "Applied´s superior performance in
technology development and ramping factory support across Intel´s broad
manufacturing spectrum has generated a second consecutive win and their third
overall. We look forward to Applied Materials continued leadership and
collaboration supporting future Intel technologies."

The PQS award is part of Intel´s Supplier Continuous Quality Improvement (SCQI)
program that encourages suppliers to strive for excellence and continuous
improvement. To qualify for PQS status, suppliers must score 80 percent on a
report card that assesses performance and ability to meet cost, quality,
availability, technology, environmental, social and governance goals. Suppliers
must also achieve 80 percent or greater on a challenging improvement plan and
demonstrate solid quality and business systems. Additional information about the
SCQI program is available at http://intel.com/go/quality.

A celebration to honor PQS award winners was held in Santa Clara. In addition,
there was an announcement on Intel´s website at http://intel.com/.

About Applied Materials, Inc.
Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMAT) is the global leader in providing
innovative equipment, services and software to enable the manufacture of
advanced semiconductor, flat panel display and solar photovoltaic products. Our
technologies help make innovations like smartphones, flat screen TVs and solar
panels more affordable and accessible to consumers and businesses around the
world. At Applied Materials, we turn today´s innovations into the industries of
tomorrow. Learn more at www.appliedmaterials.com.

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