Applied Materials Receives Intel Preferred Quality Supplier Award

Applied Materials, Inc. has been recognized as one of 18 companies receiving Intel Corporation’s Preferred Quality Supplier (PQS) award for performance in 2013. Applied Materials demonstrated industry-leading commitment across all critical focus areas on which Intel suppliers are measured: quality, cost, availability, technology, customer service, labor and ethics systems, and environmental sustainability. Applied Materials is recognized for its significant contributions providing Intel with wafer fab capital equipment, mask capital equipment, fab automation software and services, deemed essential to Intel’s success.

“It is a great honor to receive Intel’s Preferred Quality Supplier award for the fourth consecutive year,” said Dr. Randhir Thakur, executive vice president and general manager of the Silicon Systems Group at Applied Materials. “Our team deeply appreciates our collaboration with Intel, a strong technology leader instrumental in driving the advancement of Moore’s Law. We are very focused on delivering quality products with speed and differentiation that meet Intel’s high standards.”

“Applied Materials is a role model in meeting the needs of our manufacturing organization by tailoring their services to the wide variety of factory requirements across Intel’s network. We thank Applied Materials for their broad engagement and look forward to even more progress to address overall cost issues in 2014,” said Kirby Jefferson, vice president and general manager of F11X.