Applied Materials Acquisition Reinforces Position as Leading Provider of Critical Parts to the Semiconductor Industry

Applied Materials, Inc. announced that it has completed the acquisition of certain assets of Edwards Vacuum, Inc.’s Kachina semiconductor equipment parts cleaning and refurbishment business. The acquisition expands Applied’s existing Chamber Services network of facilities and enhances its position as the leading global service provider of critical parts cleaning, coating, refurbishment and analytical technologies to the semiconductor industry.

Included in the transaction are Kachina’s operations at facilities in Austin, Texas; Phoenix, Arizona; and Hillsboro, Oregon, as well as Kachina’s on-site service operations at customer sites in Israel, Ireland and the state of Virginia. All the acquired assets will be integrated within the Applied Global Services organization. Applied currently owns and operates parts cleaning service facilities throughout North America and in Europe, Israel, Taiwan, Singapore and China as part of its Metron Chamber Performance Services product unit.