Company profile
Applied Materials UK
UK operations of Applied Materials in Reading and Daresbury, supporting semiconductor equipment and factory-automation R&D.
Company overview
Applied Materials operates in the UK from Reading, Berkshire, and Daresbury near Warrington, providing equipment and process support to microchip manufacturers. Its UK activities cover installation, start-up, maintenance, troubleshooting, upgrades and spare parts for the company's wafer-fabrication equipment, alongside research and development in factory-automation software and collaborations in compound semiconductors and heterogeneous integration. Applied Materials is one of the world's largest suppliers of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, with products spanning deposition, etch, ion implantation, metrology and inspection. The UK operations connect British fabs and research organisations to that portfolio and contribute engineering capability in automation and process support. The Reading establishment is registered with Companies House as a UK establishment of the US parent.
Semiconductor activity
Primary capability: Semiconductor Equipment Services / Supply.
Technologies and capabilities
- Wafer-fabrication equipment support
- Factory-automation software
- Compound semiconductors
- Heterogeneous integration
Equipment installation and support; Process support; Spares and upgrades; Automation software R&D
Markets served
- Semiconductor manufacturing
- Compound semiconductors
- Research and development
UK presence
Reading, South East. Part of the Thames Valley cluster.