Applied Materials is a leading US materials engineering and technology company that serves the semiconductor industry. It supplies software, services, and solutions used in the manufacturing of chips and advanced displays. The company, founded in 1967 and headquartered in California, modifies materials at atomic levels and on an industrial scale. Applied Materials’ products can be found within liquid-crystal displays (LCDs), smartphones, health monitors, televisions, driverless cars, and solar products. It has over 15,700 patents worldwide and operates multiple offices and facilities across the US, UK, China, Japan, Canada, Korea, and Europe. Applied Materials stock is listed on the Nasdaq exchange in New York and is a constituent of the NASDAQ-100 and S&P 500 indices. Start spread betting or trading CFDs on our Applied Materials share price.