Applied Materials to Hold Its ''Applied Materials Going Solar'' Event Webcast on September 5, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. ET

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 22, 2006--Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMAT) will hold its "Applied Materials Going Solar" Event Webcast on Tuesday, September 5, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (7:00 a.m. Pacific Time), in which it will provide information about its exciting step forward into the world of solar energy.

A live webcast of the event will be available on Applied Materials' website at: http://www.appliedmaterials.com.

If you are unable to join the live webcast, replays and audio/MP3 will be available: Replay start date: Tuesday, September 5 at 5:00 p.m. PT; replay end date: Tuesday, September 19 at 5:00 p.m. PT

Applied Materials, Inc. is the global leader in Nanomanufacturing Technology(TM) solutions for the electronics industry with a broad portfolio of innovative equipment, service and software products. At Applied Materials, we apply Nanomanufacturing Technology to improve the way people live. Learn more at www.appliedmaterials.com.