Applied Materials Promotes Gilad Almogy to Senior Vice President

Today, Applied Materials announced the promotion of Gilad Almogy, Ph.D., to senior vice president and general manager of the Display and Thin Film Solar Products Business Group, which provides deposition and test systems used in flat panel display manufacturing and equipment for Applied's SunFab(TM) thin film solar production lines.

"This has been a pivotal year for Display, and Gilad is leading his team to make significant progress toward broadening the product portfolio and realigning operations to be close to our customers in Asia," said Mike Splinter, president and CEO of Applied Materials. "While significantly ramping Display manufacturing, Gilad has also been instrumental in enabling display platforms to provide key elements of our innovative SunFab solar production lines."

Dr. Almogy was named general manager of Applied's Display and Thin Film Solar Products Business Group in August 2007. Previously, he was general manager of Applied's Process Diagnostics and Control (PDC) business group based in Israel.

Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMAT) is the global leader in Nanomanufacturing Technology(TM) solutions with a broad portfolio of innovative equipment, services and software products for the fabrication of semiconductor chips, flat panel displays, 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 .