Applied Materials Names Executive Vice President Sasson Somekh to Board of Directors.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 30, 2003 Applied Materials Applied Materials, Inc. NASDAQ: AMAT (HKSE: 4336 ) is the global leader in nanomanufacturing technology solutions with a broad portfolio of innovative equipment, service and software products for the fabrication of semiconductor chips, flat panel solar displays, solar , Inc. announced today that Dr. Sasson (Sass) Somekh, executive vice president and chairman of the Global Executive Committee, has been appointed to serve as a member of Applied Materials' Board of Directors. Dr. Somekh's appointment is effective immediately. Since he joined Applied Materials in 1980, Dr. Somekh has been instrumental in the development and engineering of the Company's breakthrough products, including the AME See AIT. 8100(TM), Applied Materials' first etch system, the Precision 5000(R) Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD CVD Cardiovascular disease, see there ) integrated processing system, and the Endura(R) Physical Vapor Deposition  This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.Please help recruit one or [ improve this article] yourself. See the talk page for details. (PVD PVD abbr. peripheral vascular disease PVD Peripheral vascular disease, see there ) system. "We are very pleased to welcome Sass Somekh to our Board of Directors," said James C. Morgan, chairman of Applied Materials. "Sass' technical expertise and insight will be a tremendous asset as Applied Materials continues to create the products and technology that set it apart from the competition." Dr. Somekh has been recognized for his many contributions to the semiconductor industry. In 1988, he received the SEMMY Award from the Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Institute for his work in establishing plasma etch as a production technology in semiconductor processing. In 1993, he was recognized as a co-developer of the Applied Materials Precision 5000 system at its induction as the first semiconductor manufacturing system to be placed in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution. In 1994, Dr. Somekh received the SEMI Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to the semiconductor equipment industry. Dr. Somekh is also a director of Synopsys, Inc. Applied Materials (Nasdaq:AMAT AMAT Applied Materials (stock symbol) AMAT Average Memory Access Time AMAT Automatic Message Accounting Transmitter AMAT Anti-Materiel (bomb or mine) AMAT Ageing Management Assessment Team ), the world's largest supplier of products and services to the global semiconductor industry, is one of the world's leading information infrastructure providers. Applied Materials enables Information for Everyone(TM) by helping semiconductor manufacturers produce more powerful, portable and affordable chips. Applied Materials' web site is http://www.appliedmaterials.com. |
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