Applied Materials to Significantly Expand its Fab-Wide Software
Solutions with Acquisition of Brooks Software
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Applied Materials, Inc. today announced that it has agreed to purchase
the assets of Brooks Software, a division of Brooks Automation, Inc.,
for $125 million in cash. Brooks Software is a leading provider of
factory management and control software to the semiconductor and flat
panel display industries. Brooks Software’s
products complement Applied Materials’
existing software applications and are expected to enable Applied to
offer customers a comprehensive computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)
solution for optimizing fab operations.
“Factory management software is essential to
the efficient running of today’s advanced
manufacturing facilities”
“Factory management software is essential to
the efficient running of today’s advanced
manufacturing facilities,” said Manfred
Kerschbaum, senior vice president and general manager of Applied Global
Services. “The combination of both companies’
software applications and Applied’s strong
service capabilities will allow us to create a powerful, pre-integrated
CIM solution that can be rapidly deployed and continuously supported
across the entire lifecycle of a factory. This can be a very attractive
alternative to the costly, highly-customized solutions currently
available to customers.”
After the close of this transaction, the Brooks Software business and
employees will be integrated within the Applied Global Services
organization. Applied’s current factory
control software portfolio includes its FAB300®,
NeXus™ and WorkStream®
products, which have been successfully developed with
industry-leading customers and are being used in fabs around the world.
The acquisition of Brooks Software will bring several new world-class
applications to Applied, including the scheduling-dispatching, material
control system (MCS) and advanced process control (APC) segments of the
CIM environment, which are all critical to fab operational efficiency.
The acquisition is subject to applicable regulatory approvals and other
customary closing conditions.
This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to
Applied’s anticipated acquisition of Brooks
Automation’s Brooks Software business and
expected benefits of the transaction, including technology leadership
and improved product capabilities. These statements are subject to known
and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those stated or implied, including but not
limited to: the satisfaction of closing conditions; the successful
integration and performance of the acquired business; sustainability of
demand in the semiconductor and semiconductor-related industries, which
is subject to many factors, including global economic conditions,
business spending, consumer confidence, demand for electronic products
and integrated circuits, and geopolitical uncertainties; Applied’s
ability to develop, deliver and support a broad range of products and to
expand its markets and develop new markets; retention of key employees;
the ability to realize synergies expected to result from the
acquisition; unknown, underestimated or undisclosed commitments or
liabilities; and other risks described in Applied Materials’
Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. All forward-looking statements are based on management’s
estimates, projections and assumptions as of the date hereof and Applied
Materials assumes no obligation to update any such statement.
Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMAT) is the global leader in
Nanomanufacturing Technology™ 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.
