Date: 27th July 2010

Applied Materials bags 2010 SEMICON West 'Sustainable Technologies Award'

Applied Materials has bagged the 2010 SEMICON West Sustainable Technologies Award in recognition of the Applied iSYS Integrated Subfab System. The award was presented by SEMI at SEMICON West. The winner was selected with technical guidance from a panel of technology industry environmental, health and safety experts representing academia, research communities and semiconductor device manufacturers. Applied Materials, Inc, Edwards Ltd, Pall Corp, Tokyo Electron Ltd and Verigy Ltd were the five finalists.

The innovative Applied iSYS platform is a fully-integrated abatement and vacuum pumping solution for controlling emissions while also reducing energy costs in the semiconductor fab. Semi says that when this platform is synchronized with an Applied process tool, the iSYS system can deliver typical annual savings in power, water and gas consumption equivalent to 200MWh of energy or 220,000 pounds of CO2 emissions, compared to currently available configurations. The platform has built in metering sensors to track progress in reaching high energy and sustainability targets. The system's open architecture accommodates a range of abatement and pumps.

"This award recognizes Applied's company-wide focus on providing solutions to our customers that make both sound business and environmental sense," said Charlie Pappis, vice president and general manager of Applied Global Services. "Customers have been very excited about the integrated iSYS solution since they understand the tremendous opportunity it offers to achieve their sustainability targets while also lowering the operating costs of their equipment."

"We were pleased with the number of worthy contenders for the Sustainable Technologies Award this year. All of these companies reinforce the industry's commitment to the environment. We congratulate Applied Materials for winning the award this year, which focuses on companies exhibiting at SEMICON West that have taken a leadership role in product sustainability," said Jonathan Davis, president of SEMI North America.